We can choose to alleviate suffering. We can choose to work together for peace. We can make these changes – and we must.
JIMMY CARTERThe 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.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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I believe that the boycott that we have against Cuba is counterproductive, and it also makes the twelve million or so Cuban people suffer unnecessarily just because of a foolish policy of the United States.
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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 am convinced that UFOs exist because I’ve seen one.
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Unless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent.
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Jerry Falwell can go straight to hell – and I mean that in a Christian way.
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Jesus never said a word about homosexuality. In all of his teachings about multiple things – he never said that gay people should be condemned. I personally think it is very fine for gay people to be married in civil ceremonies.
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When people are intimidated about having their own opinions, oppression is at hand.
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To be true to ourselves, we must be true to others.
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I’m a peanut farmer at heart, still grow peanuts on my farm in Georgia.
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Life is just too short to go quail hunting with the wrong people.
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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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Go out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is.
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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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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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You always get back much more than you give.
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