I’d like to be remembered as someone who was a champion of peace and human rights.
JIMMY CARTERWe cannot be both the world’s leading champion of peace and the world’s leading supplier of the weapons of war.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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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 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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Whether the borders that divide us are picket fences or national boundaries, we are all neighbors in a global community.
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Life is just too short to go quail hunting with the wrong people.
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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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America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense human rights invented America.
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I have one life and one chance to make it count for something… My faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I am, whenever I can, for as long as I can with whatever I have to try to make a difference.
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We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other’s children.
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Trust is very much a part of our democracy.
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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 know that a peaceful world cannot long exist, one-third rich and two-thirds hungry.
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We can choose to alleviate suffering. We can choose to work together for peace. We can make these changes – and we must.
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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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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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Unless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent.
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