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Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
American President
Born: Oct 1, 1924
Me Peace People Think Will You
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We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams. Jimmy Carter
Beautiful Dreams People Become Melting Melting Pot Hopes Pot Mosaic Yearnings Different Different Beliefs Different People Beliefs
We've become, now, an oligarchy instead of a democracy. I think that's been the worst damage to the basic moral and ethical standards to the American political system that I've ever seen in my life. Jimmy Carter
Life Democracy Political My Life Seen Become Think Worst System Moral Instead Been American Political System Ethical Standards Now Ever Oligarchy Basic Damage
America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense human rights invented America. Jimmy Carter
Rights Invent Sense Human Rights Invented Real Very America Did Human Real Sense
I'll never tell a lie. I'll never make a misleading statement. I'll never betray the confidence that any of you had in me. And I'll never avoid a controversial issue. Jimmy Carter
Me You Confidence Lie Statement Tell Betray Never Had Misleading Make Issue Any Controversial Avoid
I'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. Jimmy Carter
God Me Heart Women Will Adultery Lust Looked Knows Times Committed Forgives Many
You can do what you have to do, and sometimes you can do it even better than you think you can. Jimmy Carter
You You Can Do It Better Sometimes Think Than Even
Human rights is the soul of our foreign policy, because human rights is the very soul of our sense of nationhood. Jimmy Carter
Soul Rights Sense Human Rights Our Policy Because Foreign Foreign Policy Very Human
We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles. Jimmy Carter
Changing Adjust Must Unchanging Principles Still Times Hold
Aggression unopposed becomes a contagious disease. Jimmy Carter
Contagious Becomes Disease Aggression
When I was in the White House, I was confronted with the challenge of the Cold War. Both the Soviet Union and I had 30,000 nuclear weapons that could destroy the entire earth and I had to maintain the peace. Jimmy Carter
War Peace Challenge White White House Cold Cold War Earth Destroy Weapons Entire Both Could Had Maintain House Soviet Soviet Union Confronted Union Nuclear Nuclear Weapons
War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children. Jimmy Carter
War Good Together Peace Sometimes Matter Will Evil Live Other Never Learn Always How May Children Each Necessary Necessary Evil
Unless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent. Jimmy Carter
Win Sides Unless Both Both Sides Permanent Agreement
Jesus never said a word about homosexuality. In all of his teachings about multiple things - he never said that gay people should be condemned. I personally think it is very fine for gay people to be married in civil ceremonies. Jimmy Carter
Gay People Word Think Married Fine Civil About Never He Said Condemned His Very Personally Ceremonies Should Teachings Multiple Things Jesus Homosexuality
When you single out any particular group of people for secondary citizenship status, that's a violation of basic human rights. Jimmy Carter
You Rights People Single Group Human Rights Secondary Out Status Citizenship Particular Any Human Basic Basic Human Rights Violation
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. Jimmy Carter
People Own Our Define Paramount Insignificant Tendency Condemn Sins Being Different Us Who
There's always an element of self delusion among people who believe they ought to be President. There's an underestimation of your opponent and an overestimation of your own abilities. This is compatible with being rich and powerful, the idea that we were blessed by God because we deserve to be blessed. Jimmy Carter
God People Blessed Own Rich Being Rich Believe President Ought Ability Self Delusion Idea Powerful Self-Delusion Because Always Opponent Were Being Your Who Element Deserve Among Compatible
It is good to realize that if love and peace can prevail on earth, and if we can teach our children to honor nature's gifts, the joys and beauties of the outdoors will be here forever. Jimmy Carter
Love Good Prevail Nature Peace Honor Will Our Earth Gifts Outdoors Beauties Joys Forever Children Realize Teach Here
I hate to see complacency prevail in our lives when it's so directly contrary to the teaching of Christ. Jimmy Carter
Prevail Hate Christ Complacency Our Our Lives See Directly Contrary Teaching Lives
In religious and in secular affairs, the more fervent beliefs attract followers. If you are a moderate in any respect - if you're a moderate on abortion, if you're a moderate on gun control, or if you're a moderate in your religious faith - it doesn't evolve into a crusade where you're either right or wrong, good or bad, with us or against us. Jimmy Carter
Faith Good You Respect Abortion Secular Gun Gun Control Control Evolve Bad Religious Religious Faith Followers More Wrong Crusade Attract Affairs Fervent Moderate Any Where Either Against Us Your Beliefs Right
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. Jimmy Carter
Good Prevail Made Doors Difficult Those Locked Concentration Intense Behind Common Common Good Interest Against Decisions Special Who Special Interest
We can't equate democracy with Christianity because the largest democracy on earth is India, which is primarily Hindu. The third largest democracy is Indonesia, which is Islamic. Democracy and freedom are not dependent on Christian beliefs. Jimmy Carter
Freedom Democracy Christian Christianity Earth India Primarily Indonesia Islamic Because Equate Hindu Dependent Which Beliefs Largest Third
Globalization, as defined by rich people like us, is a very nice thing... you are talking about the Internet, you are talking about cell phones, you are talking about computers. This doesn't affect two-thirds of the people of the world. Jimmy Carter
You Technology Phones People World Internet Cell Phones Rich Nice Defined About Computers Like Globalization Talking Affect Very Cell Rich People Us Nice Thing Thing Two-Thirds
Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries. Jimmy Carter
Love Music Art Nature Political Language Boundaries Like Common Transcend Common Language Social
The best way to enhance freedom in other lands is to demonstrate here that our democratic system is worthy of emulation. Jimmy Carter
Best Freedom Other Our Way System Worthy Best Way Democratic Emulation Demonstrate Lands Enhance Here
I have often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can't get my wife to go swimming. Jimmy Carter
Wife Swimming Troubles Drown Go Get Often Wanted
I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over. Jimmy Carter
Time You Say Frankly Over Discrimination Quite Quite Frankly Racial
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