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Carter believed that our country had been at its strongest when morality and a commitment to freedom had been at the forefront of emphasis within our foreign policy. He used former President Harry Truman as an example of this idea. He admired Truman largely due to the fact that because Truman helped the governments of both Japan and Germany after the second World War, the United States was benefited with world peace. After Carter announced his candidacy in 1974, he expressed a dream: "That this country set a standard within the community of nations of courage, compassion, integrity, and dedication to basic human rights and freedoms." This quote shapes his attitudes toward foreign policy and human rights during his presidency.