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.
JIMMY CARTEREveryone has a right to peaceful coexistence, the basic personal freedoms, the alleviation of suffering, and the opportunity to lead a productive life.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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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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You can not divorce religious belief and public service. I’ve never detected any conflict between God’s will and my political duty. If you violate one, you violate the other.
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Throughout my life, I’ve seen the difference that volunteering efforts can make in people’s lives. I know the personal value of service as a local volunteer.
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A fundamentalist can’t bring himself or herself to negotiate with people who disagree with them because the negotiating process itself is an indication of implied equality.
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To be true to ourselves, we must be true to others.
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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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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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Aggression unopposed becomes a contagious disease.
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America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense human rights invented America.
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It is difficult for the common good to prevail against the intense concentration of those who have a special interest, especially if the decisions are made behind locked doors.
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I’ve looked on many women with lust. I’ve committed adultery in my heart many times. God knows I will do this and forgives me.
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The bond of our common humanity is stronger than the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices.
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Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.
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The test of a government is not how popular it is with the powerful and privileged few but how honestly and fairly it deals with the many who must depend on it.
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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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We simply must have faith in each other, faith in our ability to govern ourselves, and faith in the future of this Nation. Restoring that faith and that confidence to America is now the most important task we face.
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When people are intimidated about having their own opinions, oppression is at hand.
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If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.
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I’d like to be remembered as someone who was a champion of peace and human rights.
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I’m not in favor of the government mandating a prayer in school because our country was founded on the fact that no particular religious faith would have ascendance over or preferential treatment over any other.
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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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I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over.
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Communicating our questions, hopes, and fears in prayer makes them-even to ourselves-more open and clear.
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When I reflect upon my blessings during my very nice lifetime, I am inspired to make sure that I spend the balance of the days of my existence in a productive way.
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I believe that the boycott that we have against Cuba is counterproductive, and it also makes the twelve million or so Cuban people suffer unnecessarily just because of a foolish policy of the United States.
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Wherever life takes us, there are always moments of wonder.
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