I've used the prestige and influence of having been a president of the…

Jimmy Carter
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I've used the prestige and influence of having been a president of the United States as effectively as possible. And secondly, I've still been able to carry out my commitments to peace and human rights and environmental quality and freedom and democracy and so forth. ✨ The US and Israel Stand Alone. SPIEGEL Interview, www.spiegel.de. August 15, 2006.
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