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 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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America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense human rights invented America.
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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 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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You always get back much more than you give.
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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’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 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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We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other’s children.
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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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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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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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I’d like to be remembered as someone who was a champion of peace and human rights.
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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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One of our nation’s greatest leaders of all time was Hubert Horatio Hornblower.
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Aggression unopposed becomes a contagious disease.
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I’m a peanut farmer at heart, still grow peanuts on my farm in Georgia.
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We know that a peaceful world cannot long exist, one-third rich and two-thirds hungry.
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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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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 should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon.
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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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It’s not necessary to fear the prospect of failure but to be determined not to fail.
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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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The truth is that male religious leaders have had – and still have – an option to interpret holy teachings either to exalt or subjugate women. They have, for their own selfish ends, overwhelmingly chosen the latter.
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We simply must have faith in each other, faith in our ability to govern ourselves, and faith in the future of this Nation. Restoring that faith and that confidence to America is now the most important task we face.
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Wherever life takes us, there are always moments of wonder.
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