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.
JIMMY CARTERThroughout 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.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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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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The abuse of women and girls is the most pervasive and unaddressed human right violation on earth.
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I have never been happier, more exhilarated, at peace, rested, inspired, and aware of the grandeur of the universe and the greatness of God than when I find myself in a natural setting not much changed from the way He made it.
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I’d like to be remembered as someone who was a champion of peace and human rights.
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To be true to ourselves, we must be true to others.
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Jerry Falwell can go straight to hell – and I mean that in a Christian way.
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I’m a peanut farmer at heart, still grow peanuts on my farm in Georgia.
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The measure of a society is found in how they treat their weakest and most helpless citizens.
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Aggression unopposed becomes a contagious disease.
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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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We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other’s children.
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We should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon.
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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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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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Go out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is.
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