Wherever life takes us, there are always moments of wonder.
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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America has no functioning democracy at this moment.
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America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense human rights invented America.
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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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Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.
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I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over.
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Everyone has a right to peaceful coexistence, the basic personal freedoms, the alleviation of suffering, and the opportunity to lead a productive life.
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Aggression unopposed becomes a contagious disease.
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The truth is that male religious leaders have had – and still have – an option to interpret holy teachings either to exalt or subjugate women. They have, for their own selfish ends, overwhelmingly chosen the latter.
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You always get back much more than you give.
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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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Faith implies a continuing search, not necessarily a final answer.
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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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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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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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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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