We cannot be both the world’s leading champion of peace and the world’s leading supplier of the weapons of war.
JIMMY CARTEROne of our nation’s greatest leaders of all time was Hubert Horatio Hornblower.
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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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We should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon.
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Everyone has a right to peaceful coexistence, the basic personal freedoms, the alleviation of suffering, and the opportunity to lead a productive life.
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You can do what you have to do, and sometimes you can do it even better than you think you can.
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We know that a peaceful world cannot long exist, one-third rich and two-thirds hungry.
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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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Jesus never said a word about homosexuality. In all of his teachings about multiple things – he never said that gay people should be condemned. I personally think it is very fine for gay people to be married in civil ceremonies.
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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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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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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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We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other’s children.
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When I reflect upon my blessings during my very nice lifetime, I am inspired to make sure that I spend the balance of the days of my existence in a productive way.
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Human identity is no longer defined by what one does but rather by what one owns.
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Wherever life takes us, there are always moments of wonder.
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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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