I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over.
JIMMY CARTERI 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.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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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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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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Whether the borders that divide us are picket fences or national boundaries, we are all neighbors in a global community.
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Human identity is no longer defined by what one does but rather by what one owns.
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We cannot resort to simplistic or extreme solutions which substitute myths for common sense.
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When people are intimidated about having their own opinions, oppression is at hand.
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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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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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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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Unless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent.
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Aggression unopposed becomes a contagious disease.
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We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other’s children.
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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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Always tell the truth, and take an interest in serving the people around you as much as possible.
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Too many of us now tend to worship self indulgence and consumption.
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