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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.

Jimmy Carter

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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Existence Life Opportunity Peaceful Right Suffering
It 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.
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Concentration Decision Difficult Lock
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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Argument Myself Thinking Time Wife Win
If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.
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Achievement Fear Human Mad Yourself
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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Difference Nation Source Strength
Wherever life takes us, there are always moments of wonder.
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Life Moments Wonder
The bond of our common humanity is stronger than the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices.
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Fear Humanity Prejudice Strong
All 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.
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Compassionate Government Honesty Myself Nation People
America has no functioning democracy at this moment.
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Democracy Function Moments
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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Equality Faith Inferior Play Prevent View Woman
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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Cry Home Need Requirement Start Strength Talk White
We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams.
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Art Beautiful Different Dreams Hope Pieces
When people are intimidated about having their own opinions, oppression is at hand.
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Hands Intimidation Opinion People
Too many of us now tend to worship self indulgence and consumption.
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Consumption Ourselves Worship
Because we are now running out of gas and oil, we must prepare quickly for a third change, to strict conservation and to the use of … permanent renewable energy sources, like solar power.
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Conservation Energy Permanent Preparation Quick
Unless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent.
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Agreement Permanent Win

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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