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 CARTERThe 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.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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God always answers prayers. Sometimes it’s ‘yes.’ Sometimes the answer is ‘no.’ Sometimes it’s ‘you gotta be kidding.
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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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We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.
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We cannot be both the world’s leading champion of peace and the world’s leading supplier of the weapons of war.
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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.
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Faith implies a continuing search, not necessarily a final answer.
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We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams.
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America has no functioning democracy at this moment.
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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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We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other’s children.
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Unless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent.
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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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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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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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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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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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It’s not necessary to fear the prospect of failure but to be determined not to fail.
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We should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon.
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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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Jerry Falwell can go straight to hell – and I mean that in a Christian way.
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We cannot resort to simplistic or extreme solutions which substitute myths for common sense.
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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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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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I want to make it clear,if there is ever a conflict [between environmental quality and economic growth], I will go for beauty, clean air, water, and landscape.
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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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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.
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