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.
JIMMY CARTERThroughout 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.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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Always tell the truth, and take an interest in serving the people around you as much as possible.
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We should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon.
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I believe that the boycott that we have against Cuba is counterproductive, and it also makes the twelve million or so Cuban people suffer unnecessarily just because of a foolish policy of the United States.
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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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Spirit is like the wind, in that we can’t see it but can see its effects, which are profound.
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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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Unless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent.
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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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You always get back much more than you give.
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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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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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We cannot resort to simplistic or extreme solutions which substitute myths for common sense.
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Many of the most highly publicized events of my presidency are not nearly as memorable or significant in my life as fishing with my daddy.
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Aggression unopposed becomes a contagious disease.
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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 have a tendency to condemn people who are different from us, to define their sins as paramount and our own sinfulness as being insignificant.
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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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We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams.
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The abuse of women and girls is the most pervasive and unaddressed human right violation on earth.
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I’d like to be remembered as someone who was a champion of peace and human rights.
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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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I hate to see complacency prevail in our lives when it’s so directly contrary to the teaching of Christ.
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When people are intimidated about having their own opinions, oppression is at hand.
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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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It’s not necessary to fear the prospect of failure but to be determined not to fail.
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Penalties against possession of a drug should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself.
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