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Jimmy Carter: “The only way we will ever put the government back in its place is to restore the family and the neighborhood to their…”

On the recordSeptember 5, 1976
The only way we will ever put the government back in its place is to restore the family and the neighborhood to their proper places.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Statement on Urban Affairs Issued During a Visit to Brooklyn College in Brooklyn, New York

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