I’d like to be remembered as someone who was a champion of peace and human rights.
JIMMY CARTERAggression unopposed becomes a contagious disease.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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Faith implies a continuing search, not necessarily a final answer.
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Because we are now running out of gas and oil, we must prepare quickly for a third change, to strict conservation and to the use of … permanent renewable energy sources, like solar power.
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I am convinced that UFOs exist because I’ve seen one.
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We know that a peaceful world cannot long exist, one-third rich and two-thirds hungry.
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When people are intimidated about having their own opinions, oppression is at hand.
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Every 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.
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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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The test of a government is not how popular it is with the powerful and privileged few but how honestly and fairly it deals with the many who must depend on it.
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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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To be true to ourselves, we must be true to others.
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Unless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent.
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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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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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Go out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is.
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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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