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From WikiDemocracy
Political prisoners share how Jimmy Carter saved their lives
by Associated Press 2/5/23 DAILY KOS
Jimmy Carter tried like no president ever had to put human rights at the center of American foreign policy. It was a turnabout dictators and dissidents alike found hard to believe as he took office in 1977. The U.S. had such a long history of supporting crackdowns on popular movements — was his insistence on restoring moral principles for real?