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 CARTERPenalties against possession of a drug should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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Faith implies a continuing search, not necessarily a final answer.
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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.
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Too many of us now tend to worship self indulgence and consumption.
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I want to make it clear,if there is ever a conflict [between environmental quality and economic growth], I will go for beauty, clean air, water, and landscape.
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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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Go out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is.
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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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Spirit is like the wind, in that we can’t see it but can see its effects, which are profound.
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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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If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.
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We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other’s children.
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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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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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Wherever life takes us, there are always moments of wonder.
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