We can choose to alleviate suffering. We can choose to work together for peace. We can make these changes – and we must.
JIMMY CARTERI’ve looked on many women with lust. I’ve committed adultery in my heart many times. God knows I will do this and forgives me.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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When people are intimidated about having their own opinions, oppression is at hand.
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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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America has no functioning democracy at this moment.
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Aggression unopposed becomes a contagious disease.
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We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.
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I’m a peanut farmer at heart, still grow peanuts on my farm in Georgia.
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We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams.
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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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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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Trust is very much a part of our democracy.
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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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Throughout my life, I’ve seen the difference that volunteering efforts can make in people’s lives. I know the personal value of service as a local volunteer.
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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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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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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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