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In this outward and physical ceremony we attest once again to the inner and spiritual strength of our Nation. As my high school teacher, Miss Julia Coleman, used to say: 'We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.'

In this outward and physical ceremony we attest once again to the inner and spiritual strength of our Nation. As my high school teacher, Miss Julia Coleman, used to say: 'We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.'

Approximate author period: c. 1974 AD · modern

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Jimmy Carter
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Approximate author period: c. 1974 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Jimmy Carter: life dates 1924 to 2024. Wikidata Q23685, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23685 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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