America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense human rights invented America.
JIMMY CARTERI’ve looked on many women with lust. I’ve committed adultery in my heart many times. God knows I will do this and forgives me.
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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For the first time in the history of our country the majority of our people believe that the next five years will be worse than the past five years.
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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.
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I’ve looked on many women with lust. I’ve committed adultery in my heart many times. God knows I will do this and forgives me.
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The abuse of women and girls is the most pervasive and unaddressed human right violation on earth.
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I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over.
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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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Trust is very much a part of our democracy.
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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 bond of our common humanity is stronger than the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices.
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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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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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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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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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Wherever life takes us, there are always moments of wonder.
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