Aggression unopposed becomes a contagious disease.
JIMMY CARTERAnd 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.
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 am convinced that UFOs exist because I’ve seen one.
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Every 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.
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Jerry Falwell can go straight to hell – and I mean that in a Christian way.
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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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I am no big shot. I am not anybody’s boss. I want to be everybody’s servant.
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Human identity is no longer defined by what one does but rather by what one owns.
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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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Faith implies a continuing search, not necessarily a final answer.
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You always get back much more than you give.
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I’m not in favor of the government mandating a prayer in school because our country was founded on the fact that no particular religious faith would have ascendance over or preferential treatment over any other.
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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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We cannot resort to simplistic or extreme solutions which substitute myths for common sense.
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Because (grandparents) are usually free to love and guide and befriend the young without having to take daily responsibility for them, they can often reach out past pride and fear of failure and close the space between generations.
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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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