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Other Quotes by Jimmy Carter
- 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…
- We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children.
- I think what's going on in Guantanamo Bay and other places is a disgrace to the U.S.A. I wouldn't say it's the cause of terrorism,…
- I think there ought to be a strict separation or wall built between our religious faith and our practice of political authority in office. I…
- The best way to enhance freedom in other lands is to demonstrate here that our democratic system is worthy of emulation.
- 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,…
- My position has always been, along with many other people, that any differences be resolved in a nonviolent way.
- I feel that my role as a former president is probably superior to that of other presidents. Primarily because of the activism and the injection…
- Billy Graham is one of my great lifetime heroes. I think he epitomizes the essence of what a Christian leader should be. I have participated…
- I had very good support from Democrats and Republicans all throughout my administration. I had a very high batting average. We added more jobs per…
- We can drift along as though there were still a cold war, wasting hundreds of billions of dollars on weapons that will never be used,…
- I’m not in favor of the government mandating a prayer in school because our country was founded on the fact that no particular religious faith…
- A strong nation, like a strong person, can afford to be gentle, firm, thoughtful, and restrained. It can afford to extend a helping hand to…
- The special relationship between the United States and Israel still stands. Our total committments to Israel's security and our hope for peace is still preeminent…
- Christmas has been a season of mixed interests and meanings, but the very foundation, of course, is its religious significance. No matter what other personal…
- Thomas Jefferson declared, stating that he was speaking on behalf of the other founding fathers, ...(that) we should build a wall between the church and…
- (Doctors) collectively have done more to block adequate medical care for people of this country than any other single group.
- Ours is the most wasteful nation on Earth. We waste more energy than we import. With about the same standard of living, we use twice…
- For me personally and for most other Americans, this commitment to peace and diplomacy does not imply a blind or total pacifism. There are times…
- Forgiving is one of the most difficult things for a human being to do, but I think it means looking at some slight you feel,…
- Everyone who has run knows that its most important value is in removing tension and allowing a release from whatever other cares the day may…
- We are grossly wasting our energy resources and other precious raw materials as though their supply were infinite. We must even face the prospect of…
- You can't 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…
More Other Quotes
- Power and violence are opposites; where the one rules absolutely, the other is absent. Violence appears where power is in jeopardy, but… — Hannah Arendt
- The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes. — Aristotle
- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle
- A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler… — Aristotle
- In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the… — Aristotle
- The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. — Aristotle
- No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all the other things in the world. — Aristotle
- Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods. — Aristotle
- It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully. — Aristotle
- Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for these wish well alike to each other… — Aristotle
- Three groups spend other people's money: children, thieves, politicians. All three need supervision. — Dick Armey
- Children are supposed to help hold a marriage together. They do this in a number of ways. For instance, they demand so… — Richard Armour