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The reason for raising this is that the Israeli position in the past was that they would withdraw from the West Bank, and I believe that Prime Minister Begin left the Cabinet over this issue.

— Jimmy Carter Presidency (1977)

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Human rights is the soul of our foreign policy, because human rights is the very soul of our sense of nationhood.

Presidency (1977)

I never felt that my dedication to military service was a violation of my faith in Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace.

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A strong nation, like a strong person, can afford to be gentle, firm, thoughtful, and restrained. It can afford to extend a helping hand to others.

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The unchanging principles of life predate modern times.

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We are over-lawyered and under-represented.

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