You can do what you have to do, and sometimes you can do it even better than you think you can.
JIMMY CARTERThe abuse of women and girls is the most pervasive and unaddressed human right violation on earth.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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Faith implies a continuing search, not necessarily a final answer.
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We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.
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You always get back much more than you give.
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I want to make it clear,if there is ever a conflict [between environmental quality and economic growth], I will go for beauty, clean air, water, and landscape.
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The bond of our common humanity is stronger than the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices.
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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 know that a peaceful world cannot long exist, one-third rich and two-thirds hungry.
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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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When people are intimidated about having their own opinions, oppression is at hand.
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America has no functioning democracy at this moment.
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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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The abuse of women and girls is the most pervasive and unaddressed human right violation on earth.
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We can choose to alleviate suffering. We can choose to work together for peace. We can make these changes – and we must.
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All I want is the same thing you want. To have a nation with a government that is as good and honest and decent and competent and compassionate and as filled with love as are the American people.
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You can not divorce religious belief and public service. I’ve never detected any conflict between God’s will and my political duty. If you violate one, you violate the other.
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