Everyone has a right to peaceful coexistence, the basic personal freedoms, the alleviation of suffering, and the opportunity to lead a productive life.
JIMMY CARTERWhen people are intimidated about having their own opinions, oppression is at hand.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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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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It’s not necessary to fear the prospect of failure but to be determined not to fail.
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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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Jerry Falwell can go straight to hell – and I mean that in a Christian way.
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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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The bond of our common humanity is stronger than the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices.
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I am convinced that UFOs exist because I’ve seen one.
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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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God always answers prayers. Sometimes it’s ‘yes.’ Sometimes the answer is ‘no.’ Sometimes it’s ‘you gotta be kidding.
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When I reflect upon my blessings during my very nice lifetime, I am inspired to make sure that I spend the balance of the days of my existence in a productive way.
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I am no big shot. I am not anybody’s boss. I want to be everybody’s servant.
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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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One of our nation’s greatest leaders of all time was Hubert Horatio Hornblower.
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I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over.
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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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