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For me personally and for most other Americans, this commitment to peace and diplomacy does not imply a blind or total pacifism. There are times when war is justified, and for many centuries the moral criteria for violence have been carefully delineated.

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Jimmy Carter
Age: 100
Born: 1924
Born: October 1
39Th U.S. President
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