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There has never been any evidence that the death penalty reduces capital crimes or that crimes increased when executions stopped. Tragic mistakes are prevalent...It is clear that there are overwhelming ethical, financial, and religious reasons to abolish the death penalty.

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Jimmy Carter
Age: 100
Born: 1924
Born: October 1
39Th U.S. President
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I'm a peanut farmer at heart, still grow peanuts on my farm in Georgia.
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