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Whether the borders that divide us are picket fences or national boundaries, we are all neighbors in a global community.

Jimmy Carter

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
The bond of our common humanity is stronger than the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices.
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Fear Humanity Prejudice Strong
Wherever life takes us, there are always moments of wonder.
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Life Moments Wonder
Unless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent.
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Agreement Permanent Win
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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Leadership War Weapon World
We should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon.
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Life Live Ourselves
When I reflect upon my blessings during my very nice lifetime, I am inspired to make sure that I spend the balance of the days of my existence in a productive way.
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Existence Inspirational Life Myself Production Reflection Time Way
I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over.
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Discrimination Myself Quite Race Time
We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other’s children.
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Each Other Live Togetherness
Whether the borders that divide us are picket fences or national boundaries, we are all neighbors in a global community.
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Community Division Nation
America has no functioning democracy at this moment.
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Democracy Function Moments
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
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
Because we are now running out of gas and oil, we must prepare quickly for a third change, to strict conservation and to the use of … permanent renewable energy sources, like solar power.
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Conservation Energy Permanent Preparation Quick
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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Change Choice Suffering Togetherness Work
We cannot resort to simplistic or extreme solutions which substitute myths for common sense.
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Knowledge Simplicity Solution Substitution
I have often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can’t get my wife to go swimming.
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Drown Myself Trouble Wife
Everyone who has run knows that its most important value is in removing tension and allowing a release from whatever other cares the day may bring.
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Care Day Important Remove Run Value
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.
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Marriage Myself People Personal Sexuality Word
I’ve never won an argument with my wife; and the only time I thought I had I found out the argument wasn’t over yet.
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Argument Myself Thinking Time Wife Win
God always answers prayers. Sometimes it’s ‘yes.’ Sometimes the answer is ‘no.’ Sometimes it’s ‘you gotta be kidding.
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Funny God Prayer Yourself
Faith implies a continuing search, not necessarily a final answer.
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Answer Faith Final Necessary
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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Compassionate Government Honesty Myself Nation People
Jerry Falwell can go straight to hell – and I mean that in a Christian way.
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Hell Myself Straight Way
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
We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams.
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Art Beautiful Different Dreams Hope Pieces
Too many of us now tend to worship self indulgence and consumption.
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Consumption Ourselves Worship

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