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Jimmy Carter: We know that whenever the rights of any individual in the world are diminished, our own rights are in danger.

On the recordMarch 27, 1978
We know that whenever the rights of any individual in the world are diminished, our own rights are in danger.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Caracas, Venezuela Remarks of President Carter and President Carlos Andres Perez at the Welcoming Ceremony.

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