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Human identity is no longer defined by what one does but rather by what one owns.

Jimmy Carter

I think the most challenging thing for me in my life and in the Bible is that we worship Jesus as the Prince of Peace. And America is constantly at war.
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Challenge Constant Thinking War
I am no big shot. I am not anybody’s boss. I want to be everybody’s servant.
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Kindness Myself Place Position Service
I have often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can’t get my wife to go swimming.
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Drown Myself Trouble Wife
War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other’s children.
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Children Each Other Goodness Necessary Time
All I want is the same thing you want. To have a nation with a government that is as good and honest and decent and competent and compassionate and as filled with love as are the American people.
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Compassionate Government Honesty Myself Nation People
We cannot resort to simplistic or extreme solutions which substitute myths for common sense.
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Knowledge Simplicity Solution Substitution
America has no functioning democracy at this moment.
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Democracy Function Moments
We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other’s children.
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Each Other Live Togetherness
Penalties against possession of a drug should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself.
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Damage Drugs Possession
Because (grandparents) are usually free to love and guide and befriend the young without having to take daily responsibility for them, they can often reach out past pride and fear of failure and close the space between generations.
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Failure Freedom Generation Guide Pride Reach Space Young
Too many of us now tend to worship self indulgence and consumption.
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Consumption Ourselves Worship
I’ve never won an argument with my wife; and the only time I thought I had I found out the argument wasn’t over yet.
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Argument Myself Thinking Time Wife Win
The stronger the ties that bind us to God, the more likely we are to live, react, and behave in harmony with…greater joy, peace, and happiness.
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God Happiness Harmony Joy Live Peace Strong Tying
America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense human rights invented America.
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Country Human Invention Reality Right
Faith implies a continuing search, not necessarily a final answer.
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Answer Faith Final Necessary
The abuse of women and girls is the most pervasive and unaddressed human right violation on earth.
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Abuse Earth Human Violation Woman

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