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.
JIMMY CARTERIt is difficult for the common good to prevail against the intense concentration of those who have a special interest, especially if the decisions are made behind locked doors.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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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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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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Too many of us now tend to worship self indulgence and consumption.
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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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Unless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent.
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The stronger the ties that bind us to God, the more likely we are to live, react, and behave in harmony with…greater joy, peace, and happiness.
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We should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon.
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Whether the borders that divide us are picket fences or national boundaries, we are all neighbors in a global community.
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Communicating our questions, hopes, and fears in prayer makes them-even to ourselves-more open and clear.
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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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Trust is very much a part of our democracy.
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The test of a government is not how popular it is with the powerful and privileged few but how honestly and fairly it deals with the many who must depend on it.
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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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If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.
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What are the things that you can’t see that are important? I would say justice, truth, humility, service, compassion, love…They’re the guiding lights of a life.
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