The measure of a society is found in how they treat their weakest and most helpless citizens.
JIMMY CARTERWherever life takes us, there are always moments of wonder.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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It’s not necessary to fear the prospect of failure but to be determined not to fail.
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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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Jerry Falwell can go straight to hell – and I mean that in a Christian way.
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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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When people are intimidated about having their own opinions, oppression is at hand.
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Life is just too short to go quail hunting with the wrong people.
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I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over.
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Unless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent.
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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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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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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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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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I hate to see complacency prevail in our lives when it’s so directly contrary to the teaching of Christ.
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What are the things that you can’t see that are important? I would say justice, truth, humility, service, compassion, love…They’re the guiding lights of a life.
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