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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.

Jimmy Carter

To be true to ourselves, we must be true to others.
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Deep Ourselves True
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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Argument Myself Thinking Time Wife Win
We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.
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Change Hold Principle Time
It’s not necessary to fear the prospect of failure but to be determined not to fail.
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Determination Failure Fear Necessary
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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Deal Government Powerful Privilege Test
Everyone who has run knows that its most important value is in removing tension and allowing a release from whatever other cares the day may bring.
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Care Day Important Remove Run Value
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.
JIMMY CARTER

Country Demand Discussion Inheritance Problem Serious
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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Equality Faith Inferior Play Prevent View Woman
America has no functioning democracy at this moment.
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Democracy Function Moments
Life is just too short to go quail hunting with the wrong people.
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Life People Short Wrong
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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Change Choice Suffering Togetherness Work
Communicating our questions, hopes, and fears in prayer makes them-even to ourselves-more open and clear.
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Communication Fear Hope Open Ourselves Question
We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams.
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Art Beautiful Different Dreams Hope Pieces
We know that a peaceful world cannot long exist, one-third rich and two-thirds hungry.
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Existence Hungry Peace Poverty World
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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Failure Freedom Generation Guide Pride Reach Space Young
Jesus never said a word about homosexuality. In all of his teachings about multiple things – he never said that gay people should be condemned. I personally think it is very fine for gay people to be married in civil ceremonies.
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Marriage Myself People Personal Sexuality Word

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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