We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other’s children.
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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Always tell the truth, and take an interest in serving the people around you as much as possible.
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The stronger the ties that bind us to God, the more likely we are to live, react, and behave in harmony with…greater joy, peace, and happiness.
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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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Whether the borders that divide us are picket fences or national boundaries, we are all neighbors in a global community.
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I have one life and one chance to make it count for something… My faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I am, whenever I can, for as long as I can with whatever I have to try to make a difference.
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When people are intimidated about having their own opinions, oppression is at hand.
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If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.
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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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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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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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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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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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We know that a peaceful world cannot long exist, one-third rich and two-thirds hungry.
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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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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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