The test of a government is not how popular it is with the powerful and privileged few but how honestly and fairly it deals with the many who must depend on it.
JIMMY CARTERWar 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.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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Faith implies a continuing search, not necessarily a final answer.
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Communicating our questions, hopes, and fears in prayer makes them-even to ourselves-more open and clear.
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Unless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent.
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I am convinced that UFOs exist because I’ve seen one.
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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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You can not divorce religious belief and public service. I’ve never detected any conflict between God’s will and my political duty. If you violate one, you violate the other.
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The measure of a society is found in how they treat their weakest and most helpless citizens.
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Because (grandparents) are usually free to love and guide and befriend the young without having to take daily responsibility for them, they can often reach out past pride and fear of failure and close the space between generations.
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We are of course a nation of differences. Those differences don’t make us weak. They’re the source of our strength.
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Spirit is like the wind, in that we can’t see it but can see its effects, which are profound.
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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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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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I’d like to be remembered as someone who was a champion of peace and human rights.
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The bond of our common humanity is stronger than the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices.
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Too many of us now tend to worship self indulgence and consumption.
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