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Jimmy Carter: “The strength of our country is derived not from the Government, but from the people who comprise the basic resource of…”

On the recordMay 26, 1980
The strength of our country is derived not from the Government, but from the people who comprise the basic resource of our Nation.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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