Jimmy Carter actually said...

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.

Context

Address at Commencement Exercises at the University of Notre Dame

05/21/1977

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