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.
JIMMY CARTEROne of our nation’s greatest leaders of all time was Hubert Horatio Hornblower.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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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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Life is just too short to go quail hunting with the wrong people.
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Jerry Falwell can go straight to hell – and I mean that in a Christian way.
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Communicating our questions, hopes, and fears in prayer makes them-even to ourselves-more open and clear.
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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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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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I’m a peanut farmer at heart, still grow peanuts on my farm in Georgia.
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Trust is very much a part of our democracy.
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Go out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is.
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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.
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When people are intimidated about having their own opinions, oppression is at hand.
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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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Spirit is like the wind, in that we can’t see it but can see its effects, which are profound.
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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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We know that a peaceful world cannot long exist, one-third rich and two-thirds hungry.
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