A simple and a proper function of government is just to make it easy for us to do good and difficult for us to do wrong.

Jimmy Carter

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Role of government Political theory

Speaker

Jimmy Carter

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1976 1970s 20th century

Occupation

American President National leader Politician

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United States

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Citation

Carter, Jimmy. Acceptance address. Democratic National Convention. 15 July 1976, Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA.

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1975 1970s 20th century
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Medium
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Language
English
Time
1965 1960s 20th century
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Citation

Thatcher, Margaret. Speech to members of the National Union of Townswomen’s Guilds. 20 May 1965, Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK.