We know that a peaceful world cannot long exist, one-third rich and two-thirds hungry.
JIMMY CARTERJerry Falwell can go straight to hell – and I mean that in a Christian way.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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America has no functioning democracy at this moment.
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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.
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I’ve never won an argument with my wife; and the only time I thought I had I found out the argument wasn’t over yet.
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Jerry Falwell can go straight to hell – and I mean that in a Christian way.
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We simply must have faith in each other, faith in our ability to govern ourselves, and faith in the future of this Nation. Restoring that faith and that confidence to America is now the most important task we face.
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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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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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The measure of a society is found in how they treat their weakest and most helpless citizens.
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To be true to ourselves, we must be true to others.
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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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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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Faith implies a continuing search, not necessarily a final answer.
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I want to make it clear,if there is ever a conflict [between environmental quality and economic growth], I will go for beauty, clean air, water, and landscape.
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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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Spirit is like the wind, in that we can’t see it but can see its effects, which are profound.
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