We know that a peaceful world cannot long exist, one-third rich and two-thirds hungry.
JIMMY CARTERWe cannot be both the world’s leading champion of peace and the world’s leading supplier of the weapons of war.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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We simply must have faith in each other, faith in our ability to govern ourselves, and faith in the future of this Nation. Restoring that faith and that confidence to America is now the most important task we face.
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I think the most challenging thing for me in my life and in the Bible is that we worship Jesus as the Prince of Peace. And America is constantly at war.
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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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We have a tendency to condemn people who are different from us, to define their sins as paramount and our own sinfulness as being insignificant.
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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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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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Spirit is like the wind, in that we can’t see it but can see its effects, which are profound.
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If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.
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All I want is the same thing you want. To have a nation with a government that is as good and honest and decent and competent and compassionate and as filled with love as are the American people.
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Whether the borders that divide us are picket fences or national boundaries, we are all neighbors in a global community.
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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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For the first time in the history of our country the majority of our people believe that the next five years will be worse than the past five years.
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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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Because (grandparents) are usually free to love and guide and befriend the young without having to take daily responsibility for them, they can often reach out past pride and fear of failure and close the space between generations.
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