Too many of us now tend to worship self indulgence and consumption.
JIMMY CARTERWe can choose to alleviate suffering. We can choose to work together for peace. We can make these changes – and we must.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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Unless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent.
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I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over.
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We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.
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I have one life and one chance to make it count for something… My faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I am, whenever I can, for as long as I can with whatever I have to try to make a difference.
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You always get back much more than you give.
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What are the things that you can’t see that are important? I would say justice, truth, humility, service, compassion, love…They’re the guiding lights of a life.
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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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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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Communicating our questions, hopes, and fears in prayer makes them-even to ourselves-more open and clear.
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When people are intimidated about having their own opinions, oppression is at hand.
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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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Whether the borders that divide us are picket fences or national boundaries, we are all neighbors in a global community.
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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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The test of a government is not how popular it is with the powerful and privileged few but how honestly and fairly it deals with the many who must depend on it.
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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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