I believe that the boycott that we have against Cuba is counterproductive, and it also makes the twelve million or so Cuban people suffer unnecessarily just because of a foolish policy of the United States.
JIMMY CARTERI believe that the boycott that we have against Cuba is counterproductive, and it also makes the twelve million or so Cuban people suffer unnecessarily just because of a foolish policy of the United States.
JIMMY CARTERTrust is very much a part of our democracy.
JIMMY CARTERAnd so I say to you and to others around the world, whether they wish us well or ill – do not underestimate us Americans. We lack neither strength nor wisdom.
JIMMY CARTERPenalties against possession of a drug should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself.
JIMMY CARTERI’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.
JIMMY CARTERI have often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can’t get my wife to go swimming.
JIMMY CARTERIt 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.
JIMMY CARTERUnless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent.
JIMMY CARTERWhether the borders that divide us are picket fences or national boundaries, we are all neighbors in a global community.
JIMMY CARTEROne of our nation’s greatest leaders of all time was Hubert Horatio Hornblower.
JIMMY CARTERFaith implies a continuing search, not necessarily a final answer.
JIMMY CARTERWe must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.
JIMMY CARTEREvery advance in this half-century-Social Security, civil rights, Medicare, aid to education, one after another-came with the support and leadership of American Labor.
JIMMY CARTERTo be true to ourselves, we must be true to others.
JIMMY CARTERWhen people are intimidated about having their own opinions, oppression is at hand.
JIMMY CARTERWe’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.
JIMMY CARTER