Trust is very much a part of our democracy.
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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America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense human rights invented America.
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One of the most serious problems that our country has inherited an unwillingness to talk to anyone who disagrees with us or who won’t accept, before a discussion, all the premises that we demand.
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Wherever life takes us, there are always moments of wonder.
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Aggression unopposed becomes a contagious disease.
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I have never been happier, more exhilarated, at peace, rested, inspired, and aware of the grandeur of the universe and the greatness of God than when I find myself in a natural setting not much changed from the way He made it.
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I am no big shot. I am not anybody’s boss. I want to be everybody’s servant.
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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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Jerry Falwell can go straight to hell – and I mean that in a Christian way.
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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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And so I say to you and to others around the world, whether they wish us well or ill – do not underestimate us Americans. We lack neither strength nor wisdom.
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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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America has no functioning democracy at this moment.
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Unless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent.
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When people are intimidated about having their own opinions, oppression is at hand.
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I’m not in favor of the government mandating a prayer in school because our country was founded on the fact that no particular religious faith would have ascendance over or preferential treatment over any other.
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