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We can choose to alleviate suffering. We can choose to work together for peace. We can make these changes – and we must.

Jimmy Carter

Spirit is like the wind, in that we can’t see it but can see its effects, which are profound.
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Effect Spirit Wind
You always get back much more than you give.
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Generosity Karma Yourself
America has no functioning democracy at this moment.
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Democracy Function Moments
When people are intimidated about having their own opinions, oppression is at hand.
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Hands Intimidation Opinion People
Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.
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Art Boundary Language Love Music Nature Social Transcendence
If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.
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Achievement Fear Human Mad Yourself
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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Country Fact Faith Government Myself Prayer Religious
Unless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent.
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Agreement Permanent Win
Wherever life takes us, there are always moments of wonder.
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Life Moments Wonder
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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Different Ourselves People Sin
We simply must have faith in each other, faith in our ability to govern ourselves, and faith in the future of this Nation. Restoring that faith and that confidence to America is now the most important task we face.
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Ability Alignment Each Other Face Faith Government Restore Simplicity
The measure of a society is found in how they treat their weakest and most helpless citizens.
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Citizenship Helpless Measurement Treat Weakness
I am convinced that UFOs exist because I’ve seen one.
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Existence Myself See
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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Believe Country History Ourselves People Time Worst
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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Damage Drugs Possession
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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Chance Count Demand Difference Life Myself

We can choose to alleviate suffering. We can choose to work together for peace. We can make these changes – and we must.

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We can choose to alleviate suffering. We can choose to work together for peace. We can make these changes – and we must.

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