The stronger the ties that bind us to God, the more likely we are to live, react, and behave in harmony with…greater joy, peace, and happiness.
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 say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over.
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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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I’m a peanut farmer at heart, still grow peanuts on my farm in Georgia.
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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 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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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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Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.
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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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Throughout my life, I’ve seen the difference that volunteering efforts can make in people’s lives. I know the personal value of service as a local volunteer.
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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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Go out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is.
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To be true to ourselves, we must be true to others.
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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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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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