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.
JIMMY CARTERI’m not in favor of the government mandating a prayer in school because our country was founded on the fact that no particular religious faith would have ascendance over or preferential treatment over any other.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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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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To be true to ourselves, we must be true to others.
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We know that a peaceful world cannot long exist, one-third rich and two-thirds hungry.
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America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense human rights invented America.
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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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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 hate to see complacency prevail in our lives when it’s so directly contrary to the teaching of Christ.
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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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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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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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We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other’s children.
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Jerry Falwell can go straight to hell – and I mean that in a Christian way.
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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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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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A fundamentalist can’t bring himself or herself to negotiate with people who disagree with them because the negotiating process itself is an indication of implied equality.
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When people are intimidated about having their own opinions, oppression is at hand.
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Faith implies a continuing search, not necessarily a final answer.
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We should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon.
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Many of the most highly publicized events of my presidency are not nearly as memorable or significant in my life as fishing with my daddy.
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We can choose to alleviate suffering. We can choose to work together for peace. We can make these changes – and we must.
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Because (grandparents) are usually free to love and guide and befriend the young without having to take daily responsibility for them, they can often reach out past pride and fear of failure and close the space between generations.
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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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One of the most serious problems that our country has inherited an unwillingness to talk to anyone who disagrees with us or who won’t accept, before a discussion, all the premises that we demand.
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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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Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.
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