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.
JIMMY CARTEREvery advance in this half-century-Social Security, civil rights, Medicare, aid to education, one after another-came with the support and leadership of American Labor.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other’s children.
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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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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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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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It’s not necessary to fear the prospect of failure but to be determined not to fail.
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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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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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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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I hate to see complacency prevail in our lives when it’s so directly contrary to the teaching of Christ.
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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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America has no functioning democracy at this moment.
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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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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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Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.
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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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