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Jimmy Carter: And of course, we have tried to raise high the banner of basic human rights, which we all espouse.

On the recordDecember 5, 1978
And of course, we have tried to raise high the banner of basic human rights, which we all espouse.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Dinner for Newly Elected Members of Congress Remarks at the White House Dinner

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