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.
JIMMY CARTERJesus 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.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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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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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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It’s not necessary to fear the prospect of failure but to be determined not to fail.
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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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We cannot resort to simplistic or extreme solutions which substitute myths for common sense.
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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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I have one life and one chance to make it count for something… My faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I am, whenever I can, for as long as I can with whatever I have to try to make a difference.
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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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Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.
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Trust is very much a part of our democracy.
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Wherever life takes us, there are always moments of wonder.
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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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I am no big shot. I am not anybody’s boss. I want to be everybody’s servant.
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When people are intimidated about having their own opinions, oppression is at hand.
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