You can not divorce religious belief and public service. I’ve never detected any conflict between God’s will and my political duty. If you violate one, you violate the other.
JIMMY CARTERJerry Falwell can go straight to hell – and I mean that in a Christian way.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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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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We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.
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Wherever life takes us, there are always moments of wonder.
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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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Human identity is no longer defined by what one does but rather by what one owns.
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One of the most serious problems that our country has inherited an unwillingness to talk to anyone who disagrees with us or who won’t accept, before a discussion, all the premises that we demand.
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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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Always tell the truth, and take an interest in serving the people around you as much as possible.
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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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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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Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.
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Whether the borders that divide us are picket fences or national boundaries, we are all neighbors in a global community.
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Go out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is.
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Faith implies a continuing search, not necessarily a final answer.
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We know that a peaceful world cannot long exist, one-third rich and two-thirds hungry.
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