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On the recordMay 21, 1977
We can no longer expect that the other 150 nations will follow the dictates of the powerful, but we must continue--confidently--our efforts to inspire, to persuade, and to lead.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Address at Commencement Exercises at the University of Notre Dame

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