America Quotes by Jimmy Carter

America has no functioning democracy at this moment.

— Jimmy Carter

We have no desire to be the world's policeman. But America does want to be the world's peacemaker.

— Jimmy Carter

America does not at the moment have a functioning democracy.

— Jimmy Carter

America is constantly involved in unnecessary wars.

— Jimmy Carter

America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense human rights invented America.

— Jimmy Carter

Giving people equal access to enjoying the benefits of America is the biggest problem that we're not making any progress in resolving.

— Jimmy Carter

We've got to stop crying and start sweating, stop talking and start walking, stop cursing and start praying. The strength we need…

— Jimmy Carter

And so I say to you and to others around the world, whether they wish us well or ill - do not…

— Jimmy Carter

I think the most challenging thing for me in my life and in the Bible is that we worship Jesus as the…

— Jimmy Carter

No matter where you go in the world in any country in Africa or Latin America and other place, you will find…

— Jimmy Carter

America has about three times as many abortions as they have in Norway, or Sweden, or Nordic countries, and they don't have…

— Jimmy Carter

America has always been a country of innovation and dynamism, entrepreneurship. And I think that one of the things that has made…

— Jimmy Carter

I think as far as the adverse impact on the nation around the world, this administration has been the worst in history...…

— Jimmy Carter

The United States...has a warm and a unique relationship of friendship with Israel that is morally right. It is compatible with our…

— Jimmy Carter

Unfortunately, after Sept. 11, there was an outburst in America of intense suffering and patriotism, and the Bush administration was very shrewd…

— Jimmy Carter

Quite often, the people who do leave their own nation and come to an unknown destination, like the United States, are inherently…

— Jimmy Carter

America has had the best university system in the world for a long time. And so we have been innovators, not only…

— Jimmy Carter

Our American values are not luxuries but necessities, not the salt in our bread, but the bread itself. Our common vision of…

— Jimmy Carter

The Superfund legislation set up a system of insurance premiums collected from the chemical industry to clean up toxic wastes. This new…

— Jimmy Carter

We can drift along as though there were still a cold war, wasting hundreds of billions of dollars on weapons that will…

— Jimmy Carter

We simply must have faith in each other, faith in our ability to govern ourselves, and faith in the future of this…

— Jimmy Carter

The heartfelt sympathy and friendship offered to America after the 9/11 attacks, even from formerly antagonistic regimes, has been largely dissipated; increasingly…

— Jimmy Carter

It's clear that the true problems of our Nation are much deeper - deeper than gasoline lines of energy shortages, deeper even…

— Jimmy Carter

Let our position be absolutely clear: An attempt by any outside force to gain control of the Persian Gulf region will be…

— Jimmy Carter

The election of Barack Obama was a very wonderful step forward for America, which has unfortunately been tainted by the ugly reaction…

— Jimmy Carter