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Jimmy Carter

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.
JIMMY CARTER

Different Ourselves People Sin
The bond of our common humanity is stronger than the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices.
JIMMY CARTER

Fear Humanity Prejudice Strong
I hate to see complacency prevail in our lives when it’s so directly contrary to the teaching of Christ.
JIMMY CARTER

Direction Hate Live Prevail
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.
JIMMY CARTER

Chance Count Demand Difference Life Myself
Jesus never said a word about homosexuality. In all of his teachings about multiple things – he never said that gay people should be condemned. I personally think it is very fine for gay people to be married in civil ceremonies.
JIMMY CARTER

Marriage Myself People Personal Sexuality Word
Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.
JIMMY CARTER

Art Boundary Language Love Music Nature Social Transcendence
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.
JIMMY CARTER

Challenge Constant Thinking War
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.
JIMMY CARTER

Children Each Other Goodness Necessary Time
Trust is very much a part of our democracy.
JIMMY CARTER

Democracy Ourselves Trust
We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.
JIMMY CARTER

Change Hold Principle Time
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.
JIMMY CARTER

Equality Faith Inferior Play Prevent View Woman
If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.
JIMMY CARTER

Achievement Fear Human Mad Yourself
To be true to ourselves, we must be true to others.
JIMMY CARTER

Deep Ourselves True
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.
JIMMY CARTER

Ability Alignment Each Other Face Faith Government Restore Simplicity
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.
JIMMY CARTER

Education Oneself Right Security Support
We cannot resort to simplistic or extreme solutions which substitute myths for common sense.
JIMMY CARTER

Knowledge Simplicity Solution Substitution

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