America has no functioning democracy at this moment.
JIMMY CARTEREveryone 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.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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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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War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other’s children.
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We are of course a nation of differences. Those differences don’t make us weak. They’re the source of our strength.
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We should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon.
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To be true to ourselves, we must be true to others.
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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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When I reflect upon my blessings during my very nice lifetime, I am inspired to make sure that I spend the balance of the days of my existence in a productive way.
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Jerry Falwell can go straight to hell – and I mean that in a Christian way.
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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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Aggression unopposed becomes a contagious disease.
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Faith implies a continuing search, not necessarily a final answer.
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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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Unless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent.
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You always get back much more than you give.
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It is difficult for the common good to prevail against the intense concentration of those who have a special interest, especially if the decisions are made behind locked doors.
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