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We should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon.

Jimmy Carter

And so I say to you and to others around the world, whether they wish us well or ill – do not underestimate us Americans. We lack neither strength nor wisdom.
JIMMY CARTER

Country Myself Strength Wisdom World
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
We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams.
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Art Beautiful Different Dreams Hope Pieces
Aggression unopposed becomes a contagious disease.
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Aggression Angry Sick
America has no functioning democracy at this moment.
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Democracy Function Moments
Jesus never said a word about homosexuality. In all of his teachings about multiple things – he never said that gay people should be condemned. I personally think it is very fine for gay people to be married in civil ceremonies.
JIMMY CARTER

Marriage Myself People Personal Sexuality Word
We are of course a nation of differences. Those differences don’t make us weak. They’re the source of our strength.
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Difference Nation Source Strength
We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.
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Change Hold Principle Time
Everyone has a right to peaceful coexistence, the basic personal freedoms, the alleviation of suffering, and the opportunity to lead a productive life.
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Existence Life Opportunity Peaceful Right Suffering
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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Commitment Forgiveness Lust Myself Woman
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.
JIMMY CARTER

Compassionate Government Honesty Myself Nation People
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
We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other’s children.
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Each Other Live Togetherness
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.
JIMMY CARTER

Country Fact Faith Government Myself Prayer Religious
We know that a peaceful world cannot long exist, one-third rich and two-thirds hungry.
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Existence Hungry Peace Poverty World
Whether the borders that divide us are picket fences or national boundaries, we are all neighbors in a global community.
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Community Division Nation

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