Remarks in Portland, Oregon
10/24/1976
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I have always enjoyed it.
We have never wholly abandoned Jefferson's decent respect for the opinions of mankind or Lincoln's faith that right does make might.
I never lost sight of a deep conviction and belief that I have--I have had it all my political life--that a government big enough to give yo...
Our mission is not to bully, not to back off; our mission is to go down the line of fairness and equity and strength and peace.