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.
JIMMY CARTEREveryone has a right to peaceful coexistence, the basic personal freedoms, the alleviation of suffering, and the opportunity to lead a productive life.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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I hate to see complacency prevail in our lives when it’s so directly contrary to the teaching of Christ.
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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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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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When people are intimidated about having their own opinions, oppression is at hand.
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Jerry Falwell can go straight to hell – and I mean that in a Christian way.
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Human identity is no longer defined by what one does but rather by what one owns.
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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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Spirit is like the wind, in that we can’t see it but can see its effects, which are profound.
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A fundamentalist can’t bring himself or herself to negotiate with people who disagree with them because the negotiating process itself is an indication of implied equality.
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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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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.
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Many of the most highly publicized events of my presidency are not nearly as memorable or significant in my life as fishing with my daddy.
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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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We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams.
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Wherever life takes us, there are always moments of wonder.
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