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Politics Quotes by Jimmy Carter

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Jimmy Carter believes a government’s worth is measured by how honestly it treats ordinary people, not the powerful few. He notes that politicians often go with the tide and that the press is usually right when it challenges the government. He also says the state should stay out of religious business and that love and compassion belong in public life.

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I think the government ought to stay out of the religious business.

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Republicans are men of narrow vision, who are afraid of the future.

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I think politicians really go with the tide.

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The government ought to stay out of the prayer business.

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It's very difficult for the American people to believe that our government, one of the richest on Earth, is also one of…

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Thomas Jefferson declared, stating that he was speaking on behalf of the other founding fathers, ...(that) we should build a wall between…

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Governance should be designed as an equalizer. Democrats are more inclined towards working families and those who are struggling for a better…

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Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants. People have the right to expect that these wants will…

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I am pro-Israeli, not because of political expediency, but because I believe Israel is the fulfillment of Biblical prophecy.

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Although military, economic and political strength certainly favors the more powerful side, the matter of simple justice is a counterbalancing factor.

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“In every instance that I have known of with confrontation with the government and the press, the press was always right. So…

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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…

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I believe in the separation of church and state. The government has the right to say what happens in a civil case,…

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I think the only way that political system can be corrected is for the American people to see very vividly that it…

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The government and the church are two different realms of service, and those in political office have to face a subtle but…

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I think all of us could insist on preserving the truth and preserving the peace. We could insist that political candidates tell…

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We've become, now, an oligarchy instead of a democracy. I think that's been the worst damage to the basic moral and ethical…

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

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I’m not in favor of the government mandating a prayer in school because our country was founded on the fact that no…

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One of the most basic principles for making and keeping peace within and between nations. . . is that in political, military,…

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The bottom line is this: Peace will come to Israel and the Middle East only when the Israeli government is willing to…

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I have a great respect for the flag, (but) if the government passed a law saying that I had to pledge allegiance…

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Our goals are also the same, to have a just system of economics and politics, to let the people of the world…

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“Since 2001, the U.S. government has abandoned its role as a champion of human rights and has perpetrated terrible and illegal abuses…

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I'm concerned about the negative aspect of political campaigning in american nation, which is a new phenomenon. When I ran for president…

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Prostitution thrives in the United States. We focus in this country on punishing the girls. For every brothel owner or pimp or…

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“The bottom line is this: Peace will come to Israel and the Middle East only when the Israeli government is willing to…

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I think it's alright if the government wants to say, in the state of Massachusetts, in the state of New York, in…

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I am not going to use the federal government's authority deliberately to circumvent the natural inclination of people to live in ethnic…

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Thoughtful criticism and close scrutiny of all government officials by the press and the public are an important part of our democratic…

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[on the Republican party] A party with a narrow vision, a party that is afraid of the future.

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The relationship between government and art must necessarily be a delicate one. It would not be appropriate for the government to try…

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The founding of our Nation was more than a political event; it was an act of faith, a promise to Americans and…

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On human rights, civil rights and environmental quality, I consider myself to be very liberal. On the management of government, on openness…

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There's always an element of self delusion among people who believe they ought to be President. There's an underestimation of your opponent…

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They were more than hostile. In the first place, I was a south Georgian and I was looked upon as a fiscal…

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The President publicly apologized today to all those offended by his brother's remark, There's more Arabs in this country than there is…

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All I want is the same thing you want. To have a nation with a government that is as good and honest…

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I think politicians really go with the tide.

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Faith implies a continuing search, not necessarily a final answer.

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I have a very real political awareness that at least on a transient basis the more drastic action taken by the president, the more…

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