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Biden, who had just wrapped remarks on the peanut farmer-turned-president that later became known for his post-White House humanitarian work, went on to declare that “everybody deserves a shot” before offering examples to describe Carter’s goodwill.
“Can you imagine Jimmy Carter walking by someone who needed something and just keep walking? Can you imagine Jimmy Carter referring to someone by the way they look or the way they talk? I can’t. I can’t,” said Biden, who paused his holiday trip in the U.S. Virgin Islands to honor Carter.“We said we believe. It’s not just in the declara — ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident,’ but it’s — there’s a feeling. The rest of the world looks to us. Looks to us.
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