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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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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Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.
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I have never been happier, more exhilarated, at peace, rested, inspired, and aware of the grandeur of the universe and the greatness of God than when I find myself in a natural setting not much changed from the way He made it.
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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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Every advance in this half-century-Social Security, civil rights, Medicare, aid to education, one after another-came with the support and leadership of American Labor.
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I hate to see complacency prevail in our lives when it’s so directly contrary to the teaching of Christ.
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Too many of us now tend to worship self indulgence and consumption.
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And so I say to you and to others around the world, whether they wish us well or ill – do not underestimate us Americans. We lack neither strength nor wisdom.
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I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over.
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The abuse of women and girls is the most pervasive and unaddressed human right violation on earth.
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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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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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I am no big shot. I am not anybody’s boss. I want to be everybody’s servant.
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It’s not necessary to fear the prospect of failure but to be determined not to fail.
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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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