On the recordJanuary 3, 1978
We defend these values because they are right, because there is no higher purpose for the state than to preserve these rights for its citizens.
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presidency.ucsb.eduWe defend these values because they are right, because there is no higher purpose for the state than to preserve these rights for its citizens.
Paris, France Remarks at the Palais des Congres.
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