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Editorial: Carter’s high honor is richly deserved

Monday, Oct. 14, 2002 | 9:02 a.m.

Future historians will look upon the presidency of Jimmy Carter and see past what is oftentimes most remembered today -- the high rates of inflation and unemployment, the Iranian hostage crisis, and his unpopular boycott of the 1980 summer Olympics in Moscow after the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. They will see as well his commitment to international human rights and the environment, his Middle East peace initiatives, his push to end the arms race, his farsighted China policy, his timely call for energy conservation and alternative energy sources, his overhaul of the civil-service system, his leadership on race relations ... the list goes on.

They will undoubtedly see in Jimmy Carter what the Norwegian Nobel Committee saw in him -- a man committed to changing the world for the better and whose life achievements show far more success than failure. From his first public service as a Naval officer to his post-presidential service as a diplomat, author and social volunteer, Carter has always been a leader brimming with courage, morality, compassion and intelligence. The Nobel Peace Prize is a high honor and one our 39th president richly deserves.

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