“America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense, it is the other way around. Human rights invented America.” – Jimmy Carter
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"America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense, it is the other way around. Human rights invented America." – Jimmy Carter
"America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense, it is the other way around. Human rights invented America." – Jimmy Carter
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