Human identity is no longer defined by what one does but rather by what one owns.
JIMMY CARTEROne of our nation’s greatest leaders of all time was Hubert Horatio Hornblower.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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Jerry Falwell can go straight to hell – and I mean that in a Christian way.
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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 should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon.
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You always get back much more than you give.
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Too many of us now tend to worship self indulgence and consumption.
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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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I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over.
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Aggression unopposed becomes a contagious disease.
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The truth is that male religious leaders have had – and still have – an option to interpret holy teachings either to exalt or subjugate women. They have, for their own selfish ends, overwhelmingly chosen the latter.
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America has no functioning democracy at this moment.
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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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Throughout my life, I’ve seen the difference that volunteering efforts can make in people’s lives. I know the personal value of service as a local volunteer.
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War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other’s children.
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This view that women are somehow inferior to men is not restricted to one religion or belief. It is widespread. Women are prevented from playing a full and equal role in many faiths.
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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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