Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants. People have the right to expect that these wants will… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
Governance should be designed as an equalizer. Democrats are more inclined towards working families and those who are struggling for a better… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
“In every instance that I have known of with confrontation with the government and the press, the press was always right. So… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
Although military, economic and political strength certainly favors the more powerful side, the matter of simple justice is a counterbalancing factor. — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
I am pro-Israeli, not because of political expediency, but because I believe Israel is the fulfillment of Biblical prophecy. — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
It's very difficult for the American people to believe that our government, one of the richest on Earth, is also one of… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
Thomas Jefferson declared, stating that he was speaking on behalf of the other founding fathers, ...(that) we should build a wall between… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
[on the Republican party] A party with a narrow vision, a party that is afraid of the future. — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
One of the most basic principles for making and keeping peace within and between nations. . . is that in political, military,… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
I’m not in favor of the government mandating a prayer in school because our country was founded on the fact that no… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
I think the only way that political system can be corrected is for the American people to see very vividly that it… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
I believe in the separation of church and state. The government has the right to say what happens in a civil case,… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
It's clear that the true problems of our Nation are much deeper - deeper than gasoline lines of energy shortages, deeper even… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
We've become, now, an oligarchy instead of a democracy. I think that's been the worst damage to the basic moral and ethical… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
I think all of us could insist on preserving the truth and preserving the peace. We could insist that political candidates tell… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
The government and the church are two different realms of service, and those in political office have to face a subtle but… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
I have a great respect for the flag, (but) if the government passed a law saying that I had to pledge allegiance… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
The bottom line is this: Peace will come to Israel and the Middle East only when the Israeli government is willing to… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
“The bottom line is this: Peace will come to Israel and the Middle East only when the Israeli government is willing to… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
Prostitution thrives in the United States. We focus in this country on punishing the girls. For every brothel owner or pimp or… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
I think it's alright if the government wants to say, in the state of Massachusetts, in the state of New York, in… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
I'm concerned about the negative aspect of political campaigning in american nation, which is a new phenomenon. When I ran for president… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
“Since 2001, the U.S. government has abandoned its role as a champion of human rights and has perpetrated terrible and illegal abuses… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
Our goals are also the same, to have a just system of economics and politics, to let the people of the world… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
The test of a government is not how popular it is with the powerful and privileged few but how honestly and fairly… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
Thoughtful criticism and close scrutiny of all government officials by the press and the public are an important part of our democratic… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
I am not going to use the federal government's authority deliberately to circumvent the natural inclination of people to live in ethnic… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
They were more than hostile. In the first place, I was a south Georgian and I was looked upon as a fiscal… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
All I want is the same thing you want. To have a nation with a government that is as good and honest… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
The President publicly apologized today to all those offended by his brother's remark, There's more Arabs in this country than there is… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
The relationship between government and art must necessarily be a delicate one. It would not be appropriate for the government to try… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
There's always an element of self delusion among people who believe they ought to be President. There's an underestimation of your opponent… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
On human rights, civil rights and environmental quality, I consider myself to be very liberal. On the management of government, on openness… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
The founding of our Nation was more than a political event; it was an act of faith, a promise to Americans and… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
One of the most basic principles for making and keeping peace within and between nations. . . is that in political, military, moral, and… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
There's no way to have a peace agreement unless the mediator or negotiator looks at both sides from an equal basis. — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
Jesus never said a word about homosexuality. In all of his teachings about multiple things - he never said that gay people should be… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
Penalties against possession of a drug should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself, and where they… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
No poor, rural, weak, or black person should ever again have to bear the additional burden of being deprived of the opportunity for an… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
Southerners, whose ancestors a hundred years ago knew the horrors of a homeland devastated by war, are particularly determined that war shall never come… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
I think the most challenging thing for me in my life and in the Bible is that we worship Jesus as the Prince of… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
I don't want to tell President Obama how to make a speech. He's a much better speech maker than I am. But I think… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
We must make it clear that a platform of 'I hate gay men and women' is not a way to become president of the… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image