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Penalties against drug use should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself. Nowhere is this more clear than in the laws against the possession of marijuana in private for personal use.

— 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.

Presidency (1977)

The unchanging principles of life predate modern times.

Nobel lecture (2002)

We are over-lawyered and under-represented.

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