previous administrations. As attested by Douglas Brinkley ‘Carter’s human rights policy did dent the Soviet armor, contributing significantly to the Kremlin’s legitimate demise.’ 174 Carter’s evocation of the Final Act to question the USSR directly, established a moral framework for Reagan to use when determining the USSR as an evil empire. America’s role as peacekeeper and protector of moral values that Biden expressed to Xi, are a result of the policies put into place by Jimmy Carter.
174 Douglas Brinkley, Rising Stock of Jimmy Carter : The ‘Hands on Legacy” Legacy of Our Thirty-ninth President , p.522.
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