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Jimmy Carter

America has no functioning democracy at this moment.
JIMMY CARTER

Democracy Function Moments
When people are intimidated about having their own opinions, oppression is at hand.
JIMMY CARTER

Hands Intimidation Opinion People
Too many of us now tend to worship self indulgence and consumption.
JIMMY CARTER

Consumption Ourselves Worship
I am convinced that UFOs exist because I’ve seen one.
JIMMY CARTER

Existence Myself See
America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense human rights invented America.
JIMMY CARTER

Country Human Invention Reality Right
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
Communicating our questions, hopes, and fears in prayer makes them-even to ourselves-more open and clear.
JIMMY CARTER

Communication Fear Hope Open Ourselves Question
Because we are now running out of gas and oil, we must prepare quickly for a third change, to strict conservation and to the use of … permanent renewable energy sources, like solar power.
JIMMY CARTER

Conservation Energy Permanent Preparation Quick
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.
JIMMY CARTER

Children Each Other Goodness Necessary Time
Always tell the truth, and take an interest in serving the people around you as much as possible.
JIMMY CARTER

Interest People Possible Service Truth Yourself
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.
JIMMY CARTER

Education Oneself Right Security Support
The measure of a society is found in how they treat their weakest and most helpless citizens.
JIMMY CARTER

Citizenship Helpless Measurement Treat Weakness
To be true to ourselves, we must be true to others.
JIMMY CARTER

Deep Ourselves True
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 CARTER

Believe Country History Ourselves People Time Worst
I’m a peanut farmer at heart, still grow peanuts on my farm in Georgia.
JIMMY CARTER

Character Farmer Heart Myself
Go out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is.
JIMMY CARTER

Effort Fruit Struggle

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