We have a tendency to condemn people who are different from us, to define their sins as paramount and our own sinfulness as being insignificant.
JIMMY CARTERToo many of us now tend to worship self indulgence and consumption.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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You always get back much more than you give.
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The bond of our common humanity is stronger than the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices.
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Communicating our questions, hopes, and fears in prayer makes them-even to ourselves-more open and clear.
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The 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.
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We know that a peaceful world cannot long exist, one-third rich and two-thirds hungry.
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To be true to ourselves, we must be true to others.
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We simply must have faith in each other, faith in our ability to govern ourselves, and faith in the future of this Nation. Restoring that faith and that confidence to America is now the most important task we face.
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We should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon.
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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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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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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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Wherever life takes us, there are always moments of wonder.
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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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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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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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