We cannot resort to simplistic or extreme solutions which substitute myths for common sense.
JIMMY CARTERAmerica has no functioning democracy at this moment.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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You always get back much more than you give.
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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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This view that women are somehow inferior to men is not restricted to one religion or belief. It is widespread. Women are prevented from playing a full and equal role in many faiths.
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The stronger the ties that bind us to God, the more likely we are to live, react, and behave in harmony with…greater joy, peace, and happiness.
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We cannot be both the world’s leading champion of peace and the world’s leading supplier of the weapons of war.
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Aggression unopposed becomes a contagious disease.
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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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All I want is the same thing you want. To have a nation with a government that is as good and honest and decent and competent and compassionate and as filled with love as are the American people.
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Wherever life takes us, there are always moments of wonder.
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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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The bond of our common humanity is stronger than the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices.
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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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Life is just too short to go quail hunting with the wrong people.
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If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.
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I think the most challenging thing for me in my life and in the Bible is that we worship Jesus as the Prince of Peace. And America is constantly at war.
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