The bond of our common humanity is stronger than the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices.
JIMMY CARTERAll 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.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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We should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon.
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America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense human rights invented America.
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Faith implies a continuing search, not necessarily a final answer.
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I hate to see complacency prevail in our lives when it’s so directly contrary to the teaching of Christ.
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To be true to ourselves, we must be true to others.
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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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I am convinced that UFOs exist because I’ve seen one.
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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’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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For the first time in the history of our country the majority of our people believe that the next five years will be worse than the past five years.
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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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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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The measure of a society is found in how they treat their weakest and most helpless citizens.
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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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If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.
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