DiminutiveRocker
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Jimmy Carter was the first person I ever voted for in a general election. I was a softmore at UCLA in the fall of 1980 (just shy of my 19th birthday) and as a liberal-leaning Californian, I naturally did not support Reagan despite his popularity. I read many tributes but one article kind of expressed what myself and many others felt about our oldest living president:
Happy birthday, Mr. Carter. You have made the most of a long life, serving in nearly every way imaginable as an example of moral seriousness and service to others — not just to that college student whose worldview was shifting profoundly in 1981 but to all of us. At a time when it has become almost impossible to imagine our elected officials as true public servants or in any way concerned with questions of true justice or true morality, your life will always be a beacon of hope. Even, on good days, of faith in the country you love.
Happy birthday, Mr. Carter. You have made the most of a long life, serving in nearly every way imaginable as an example of moral seriousness and service to others — not just to that college student whose worldview was shifting profoundly in 1981 but to all of us. At a time when it has become almost impossible to imagine our elected officials as true public servants or in any way concerned with questions of true justice or true morality, your life will always be a beacon of hope. Even, on good days, of faith in the country you love.