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.
JIMMY CARTERI’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.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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Trust is very much a part of our democracy.
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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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Spirit is like the wind, in that we can’t see it but can see its effects, which are profound.
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I have often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can’t get my wife to go swimming.
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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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We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other’s children.
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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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Jerry Falwell can go straight to hell – and I mean that in a Christian way.
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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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Faith implies a continuing search, not necessarily a final answer.
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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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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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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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One of our nation’s greatest leaders of all time was Hubert Horatio Hornblower.
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When people are intimidated about having their own opinions, oppression is at hand.
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