I hate to see complacency prevail in our lives when it’s so directly contrary to the teaching of Christ.
JIMMY CARTERYou can not divorce religious belief and public service. I’ve never detected any conflict between God’s will and my political duty. If you violate one, you violate the other.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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I’ve never won an argument with my wife; and the only time I thought I had I found out the argument wasn’t over yet.
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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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Life is just too short to go quail hunting with the wrong people.
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America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense human rights invented America.
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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 cannot resort to simplistic or extreme solutions which substitute myths for common sense.
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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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You can not divorce religious belief and public service. I’ve never detected any conflict between God’s will and my political duty. If you violate one, you violate the other.
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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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Wherever life takes us, there are always moments of wonder.
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The bond of our common humanity is stronger than the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices.
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I’m a peanut farmer at heart, still grow peanuts on my farm in Georgia.
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I am convinced that UFOs exist because I’ve seen one.
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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.
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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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