The measure of a society is found in how they treat their weakest and most helpless citizens.
JIMMY CARTERWe will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other’s children.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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It’s not necessary to fear the prospect of failure but to be determined not to fail.
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You can do what you have to do, and sometimes you can do it even better than you think you can.
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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.
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Too many of us now tend to worship self indulgence and consumption.
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I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over.
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We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams.
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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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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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Throughout my life, I’ve seen the difference that volunteering efforts can make in people’s lives. I know the personal value of service as a local volunteer.
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One of our nation’s greatest leaders of all time was Hubert Horatio Hornblower.
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I’ve looked on many women with lust. I’ve committed adultery in my heart many times. God knows I will do this and forgives me.
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I have often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can’t get my wife to go swimming.
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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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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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If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.
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