Political Quotes

On the recordDecember 5, 1979
Those who cause others anguish must know that we will not defend them, but their victims.
Said by
Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

Editor's note · Context

Proclamation 4705—Bill of Rights Day, Human Rights Day and Week, 1979

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