Too many of us now tend to worship self indulgence and consumption.
JIMMY CARTERThis 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.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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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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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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The abuse of women and girls is the most pervasive and unaddressed human right violation on earth.
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I’m a peanut farmer at heart, still grow peanuts on my farm in Georgia.
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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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One of our nation’s greatest leaders of all time was Hubert Horatio Hornblower.
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Whether the borders that divide us are picket fences or national boundaries, we are all neighbors in a global community.
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Human identity is no longer defined by what one does but rather by what one owns.
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The test of a government is not how popular it is with the powerful and privileged few but how honestly and fairly it deals with the many who must depend on it.
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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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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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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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Aggression unopposed becomes a contagious disease.
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Communicating our questions, hopes, and fears in prayer makes them-even to ourselves-more open and clear.
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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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