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 CARTERTrust is very much a part of our democracy.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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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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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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When people are intimidated about having their own opinions, oppression is at hand.
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I believe that the boycott that we have against Cuba is counterproductive, and it also makes the twelve million or so Cuban people suffer unnecessarily just because of a foolish policy of the United States.
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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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Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.
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A fundamentalist can’t bring himself or herself to negotiate with people who disagree with them because the negotiating process itself is an indication of implied equality.
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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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To be true to ourselves, we must be true to others.
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Jerry Falwell can go straight to hell – and I mean that in a Christian way.
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Wherever life takes us, there are always moments of wonder.
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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.
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I’m a peanut farmer at heart, still grow peanuts on my farm in Georgia.
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We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other’s children.
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Too many of us now tend to worship self indulgence and consumption.
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