I hate to see complacency prevail in our lives when it’s so directly contrary to the teaching of Christ.
JIMMY CARTERYou 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.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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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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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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The bond of our common humanity is stronger than the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices.
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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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A fundamentalist can’t bring himself or herself to negotiate with people who disagree with them because the negotiating process itself is an indication of implied equality.
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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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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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I’m a peanut farmer at heart, still grow peanuts on my farm in Georgia.
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To be true to ourselves, we must be true to others.
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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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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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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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We can choose to alleviate suffering. We can choose to work together for peace. We can make these changes – and we must.
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We know that a peaceful world cannot long exist, one-third rich and two-thirds hungry.
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Jerry Falwell can go straight to hell – and I mean that in a Christian way.
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