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I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over.

Jimmy Carter

Spirit is like the wind, in that we can’t see it but can see its effects, which are profound.
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Effect Spirit Wind
The truth is that male religious leaders have had – and still have – an option to interpret holy teachings either to exalt or subjugate women. They have, for their own selfish ends, overwhelmingly chosen the latter.
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Choice End Leadership Male Religious Teaching Truth
We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.
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Change Hold Principle Time
One of the most serious problems that our country has inherited an unwillingness to talk to anyone who disagrees with us or who won’t accept, before a discussion, all the premises that we demand.
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Country Demand Discussion Inheritance Problem Serious
Go out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is.
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Effort Fruit Struggle
If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.
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Achievement Fear Human Mad Yourself
We cannot resort to simplistic or extreme solutions which substitute myths for common sense.
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Knowledge Simplicity Solution Substitution
Many of the most highly publicized events of my presidency are not nearly as memorable or significant in my life as fishing with my daddy.
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Father Life Memories Myself President Public
For the first time in the history of our country the majority of our people believe that the next five years will be worse than the past five years.
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Believe Country History Ourselves People Time Worst
Jerry Falwell can go straight to hell – and I mean that in a Christian way.
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Hell Myself Straight Way
I’m a peanut farmer at heart, still grow peanuts on my farm in Georgia.
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Character Farmer Heart Myself
We should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon.
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Life Live Ourselves
America has no functioning democracy at this moment.
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Democracy Function Moments
This view that women are somehow inferior to men is not restricted to one religion or belief. It is widespread. Women are prevented from playing a full and equal role in many faiths.
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Equality Faith Inferior Play Prevent View Woman
I have never been happier, more exhilarated, at peace, rested, inspired, and aware of the grandeur of the universe and the greatness of God than when I find myself in a natural setting not much changed from the way He made it.
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Aware Change God Happiness Himself Peace Way
I’d like to be remembered as someone who was a champion of peace and human rights.
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Human Peace Remember Right

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