Every advance in this half-century-Social Security, civil rights, Medicare, aid to education, one after another-came with the support and leadership of American Labor.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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To be true to ourselves, we must be true to others.
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We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams.
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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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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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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 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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When people are intimidated about having their own opinions, oppression is at hand.
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Too many of us now tend to worship self indulgence and consumption.
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Wherever life takes us, there are always moments of wonder.
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