I hate to see complacency prevail in our lives when it’s so directly contrary to the teaching of Christ.
JIMMY CARTERWe know that a peaceful world cannot long exist, one-third rich and two-thirds hungry.
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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Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.
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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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The bond of our common humanity is stronger than the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices.
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I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over.
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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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The measure of a society is found in how they treat their weakest and most helpless citizens.
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I’m not in favor of the government mandating a prayer in school because our country was founded on the fact that no particular religious faith would have ascendance over or preferential treatment over any other.
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Human identity is no longer defined by what one does but rather by what one owns.
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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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To be true to ourselves, we must be true to others.
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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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I have often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can’t get my wife to go swimming.
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I’d like to be remembered as someone who was a champion of peace and human rights.
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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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