It 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 CARTERThe bond of our common humanity is stronger than the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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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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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’ve looked on many women with lust. I’ve committed adultery in my heart many times. God knows I will do this and forgives me.
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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.
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Life is just too short to go quail hunting with the wrong people.
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Wherever life takes us, there are always moments of wonder.
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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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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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We cannot resort to simplistic or extreme solutions which substitute myths for common sense.
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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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God always answers prayers. Sometimes it’s ‘yes.’ Sometimes the answer is ‘no.’ Sometimes it’s ‘you gotta be kidding.
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Aggression unopposed becomes a contagious disease.
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Faith implies a continuing search, not necessarily a final answer.
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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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