Everyone has a right to peaceful coexistence, the basic personal freedoms, the alleviation of suffering, and the opportunity to lead a productive life.
JIMMY CARTERWe should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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I’ve never won an argument with my wife; and the only time I thought I had I found out the argument wasn’t over yet.
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The abuse of women and girls is the most pervasive and unaddressed human right violation on earth.
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Jerry Falwell can go straight to hell – and I mean that in a Christian way.
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Everyone who has run knows that its most important value is in removing tension and allowing a release from whatever other cares the day may bring.
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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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Unless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent.
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We’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.
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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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The bond of our common humanity is stronger than the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices.
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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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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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The measure of a society is found in how they treat their weakest and most helpless citizens.
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Penalties against possession of a drug should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself.
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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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