America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense human rights invented America.
JIMMY CARTERAlways tell the truth, and take an interest in serving the people around you as much as possible.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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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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Wherever life takes us, there are always moments of wonder.
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What are the things that you can’t see that are important? I would say justice, truth, humility, service, compassion, love…They’re the guiding lights of a life.
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Trust is very much a part of our democracy.
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You can do what you have to do, and sometimes you can do it even better than you think you can.
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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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We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.
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We know that a peaceful world cannot long exist, one-third rich and two-thirds hungry.
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Every advance in this half-century-Social Security, civil rights, Medicare, aid to education, one after another-came with the support and leadership of American Labor.
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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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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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Aggression unopposed becomes a contagious disease.
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We’ve got to stop crying and start sweating, stop talking and start walking, stop cursing and start praying. The strength we need will not come from the White House, but from every house in America.
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Everyone who has run knows that its most important value is in removing tension and allowing a release from whatever other cares the day may bring.
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We cannot resort to simplistic or extreme solutions which substitute myths for common sense.
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