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Jimmy Carter

US President, 1977 to 1981

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Brokered the Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel and put human rights at the center of foreign policy. He later won the Nobel Peace Prize.

Jimmy Carter sits in the right-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: centered on economy and leaning libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly nature-first on environment, leaning tech-optimist on technology and leaning peace-first on war and peace. The profile is close to the middle on economy.

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Where Jimmy Carter sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyCentered on economy
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureSlightly progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentStrongly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsSlightly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like Jimmy Carter

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People furthest from Jimmy Carter

Joseph Stalin Soviet leader, 1920s to 195311%Kim Jong Un Supreme Leader of North Korea, 2011 to present11%Adolf Hitler Chancellor and Führer of Germany, 1933 to 194512%Benito Mussolini Prime Minister of Italy, 1922 to 194313%

Political views closest to Jimmy Carter

GeorgismTaxes land and natural resources instead of labor, arguing that the value of land…96%Social market economyKeeps markets competitive but backs them with rules, social insurance and partnership…94%Basic income movementArgues that every citizen should receive a regular, unconditional payment to end poverty…92%CooperativismPrefers businesses owned and run by workers, consumers or local communities.92%

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Percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions. Including a person here is for study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Department of Defense. Department of the Navy. Naval Photographic Center, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.