Choosing to recognize the value of a good man

JIM RIDOLPHI

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Columnist

Arecent conversation with friends reintroduced me to the cruelty of American public opinion when the topic of President Jimmy Carter arose.

The former president’s failing health evoked well wishes from all in my small circle, but when I offered my observation on Carter’s single term as president, it was met with a bitter reality I knew existed, but somehow naively hoped had evaporated in the years since he left office.

I had incorrectly, in their minds, identified the former president as one of the best men to hold the office

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