"Aggression unopposed becomes a contagious disease." ~JIMMY CARTER, speech, Jan. 11, 1980
"America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense, it is the other way round. Human rights invented America." ~JIMMY CARTER, Farewell Address, Jan. 14, 1981
"Because we are free we can never be indifferent to the fate of freedom elsewhere. Our moral sense dictates a clearcut preference for these societies which share with us an abiding respect for individual human rights. We do not seek to intimidate, but it is clear that a world which others can dominate with impunity would be inhospitable to decency and a threat to the well-being of all people." ~Jimmy Carter, Inaugural Address, Jan. 20, 1977
"Grandparents are our continuing tie to the near past, to the events and beliefs and experiences that so strongly affect our lives and the world around us. We all know grandparents whose values transcend passing fads and pressures, and who possess the wisdom of distilled pain and joy. Because they are usually free to love and guide and befriend the young without having to take daily responsibility for them, they can often reach out past pride and fear of failure and close the space between generations."~ Jimmy Carter, President of the USA
"I do whatever I can, wherever I can, whenever I can, for as long as I can, with whatever I have, to make a difference." ~Jimmy Carter
"If any agreement between two nations is to last, it must serve the best interests of both nations." ~JIMMY CARTER, speech, Sep. 7, 1977
"In a nuclear age, each of us is threatened when peace is not secured everywhere." ~Jimmy Carter, State of the Union Address, Jan. 19, 1978
"In order for us human beings to commit ourselves personally to the inhumanity of war, we find it necessary first to dehumanize our opponents, which is in itself a violation of the beliefs of all religions. Once we characterize our adversaries as beyond the scope of God's mercy and grace, their lives lose all value. We deny personal responsibility when we plant landmines and, days or years later, a stranger to us — often a child – is crippled or killed. From a great distance, we launch bombs or missiles with almost total impunity, and never want to know the number or identity of the victims." ~Jimmy Carter, Nobel Lecture, Dec. 10, 2002
"It was the darndest thing I've ever seen. It was big, it was very bright, it changed colors, and it was about the size of the moon. We watched it for ten minutes, but none of us could figure out what it was. One thing's for sure, I'll never make fun of people who say they've seen unidentified objects in the sky. If I become President, I'll make every piece of information this country has about UFO sightings available to the public and the scientists." ~JIMMY CARTER, remark during 1976 Presidential campaign
"The abuse of women and girls is the most pervasive and unaddressed human rights violation on earth." ~Jimmy Carter
"The drug culture has shaped at least one major change since the Sixties; It became the basis for overloading our prisons." ~JIMMY CARTER, Rolling Stone, May 3, 2007
"The truth is that male religious leaders have had - and still have - an option to interpret holy teachings either to exalt or subjugate women. They have, for their own selfish ends, overwhelmingly chosen the latter. Their continuing choice provides the foundation or justification for much of the pervasive persecution and abuse of women throughout the world." ~Jimmy Carter
"This view that women are somehow inferior to men is not restricted to one religion or belief. Women are prevented from playing a full and equal role in many faiths. Nor, tragically, does its influence stop at the walls of the church, mosque, synagogue or temple. This discrimination, unjustifiably attributed to a Higher Authority, has provided a reason or excuse for the deprivation of women's equal rights across the world for centuries. At its most repugnant, the belief that women must be subjugated to the wishes of men excuses slavery, violence, forced prostitution, genital mutilation and national laws that omit rape as a crime. But it also costs many millions of girls and women control over their own bodies and lives, and continues to deny them fair access to education, health, employment and influence within their own communities.... The truth is that male religious leaders have had -- and still have -- an option to interpret holy teachings either to exalt or subjugate women. They have, for their own selfish ends, overwhelmingly chosen the latter." ~JIMMY CARTER, "Losing My Religion for Equality"
"To be true to ourselves, we must be true to others." ~Jimmy Carter
"Thoughtful criticism and close scrutiny of all government officials by the press and the public are an important part of our democratic society." ~JIMMY CARTER, Farewell Address, Jan. 14, 1981
"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
“We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams.” ~Jimmy Carter
"We cannot resort to simplistic or extreme solutions which substitute myths for common sense." ~Jimmy Carter, State of the Union Address, Jan. 25, 1979
"We should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon." ~Jimmy Carter
"Whether the borders that divide us are picket fences or national boundaries, we are all neighbors in a global community." ~JIMMY CARTER, fundraising letter, Aug. 31, 2007
Source: Notable Quotes
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