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.
JIMMY CARTERWe have a tendency to condemn people who are different from us, to define their sins as paramount and our own sinfulness as being insignificant.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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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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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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When people are intimidated about having their own opinions, oppression is at hand.
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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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All I want is the same thing you want. To have a nation with a government that is as good and honest and decent and competent and compassionate and as filled with love as are the American people.
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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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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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And so I say to you and to others around the world, whether they wish us well or ill – do not underestimate us Americans. We lack neither strength nor wisdom.
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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 have often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can’t get my wife to go swimming.
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We cannot be both the world’s leading champion of peace and the world’s leading supplier of the weapons of war.
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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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I have one life and one chance to make it count for something… My faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I am, whenever I can, for as long as I can with whatever I have to try to make a difference.
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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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Trust is very much a part of our democracy.
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Go out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is.
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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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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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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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I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over.
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One of our nation’s greatest leaders of all time was Hubert Horatio Hornblower.
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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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I’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.
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We should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon.
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