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Jimmy Carter: People wanted a government worthy of them—as competent and compassionate as they knew themselves to be.

On the recordFebruary 9, 1977
People wanted a government worthy of them—as competent and compassionate as they knew themselves to be.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Letter to Representative Frank Thompson, Jr. on Issues Important in the 1976 Presidential Campaign

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