The situation in Gaza is intolerable. Not one destroyed house has been rebuilt Jimmy Carter More Quotes by Jimmy Carter More Quotes From Jimmy Carter We only have to recall the color of the faces of those who were most devastated by Katrina, to know that there are not yet equal opportunities for all Americans. Jimmy Carter color faces opportunity I'll never tell a lie. I'll never make a misleading statement. I'll never betray the confidence that any of you had in me. And I'll never avoid a controversial issue. Jimmy Carter controversial issues lying I think all Americans believe in human rights. And health is an often overlooked aspect of basic human rights. And it's one that's easily corrected. The reason I say that is that many of the diseases that we treat around the world, I knew when I was a child. My mother was a registered nurse. And they no longer exist in our country. Jimmy Carter mother country children There is a strong religious commitment to the sanctity of human life, but, paradoxically, some of the most fervent protectors of microscopic stem cells are the most ardent proponents of the death penalty. Jimmy Carter strong religious commitment 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 when war is justified, and for many centuries the moral criteria for violence have been carefully delineated. Jimmy Carter doe war commitment I see a lot of parallels between my candidacy and the Tea Party. I would not have been elected had there not been a tremendous amount of dissatisfaction and discouragement and disgust with what was going on in Washington. Jimmy Carter discouragement party tea Well, you know, I had been a peanut farmer. I had - you know who was the first president - Democratic president I ever met? Bill Clinton. Jimmy Carter bills president firsts My position has always been, along with many other people, that any differences be resolved in a nonviolent way. Jimmy Carter differences people way My constant prayer, my number one foreign goal, is to bring peace to Israel. And in the process to Israel's neighbours. Jimmy Carter israel prayer numbers Whatever starts in California unfortunately has an inclination to spread. Jimmy Carter california politics political After all these years, I still feel like a boy when I'm on a stream Jimmy Carter fishing rivers boys As has been emphasized vigorously by foreign allies and by responsible leaders of former administrations and incumbent officeholders, there is no current danger to the United States from Baghdad. Jimmy Carter allies administration leader Carter is doing a high-wire act over a cesspool, preaching all the way. Sinclair Lewis, thou shouldst be living in this hour. We have a Warren Harding impersonating Elmer Gantry. Jimmy Carter wire hours way God always answers prayer, sometimes with a yes, sometimes with a no and sometimes with a 'You've got to be kidding!' Jimmy Carter prayer answers sometimes It is generally not known in the world that, in the years preceding 1916, there was a concerted effort made to eliminate all the Armenian people, probably one of the greatest tragedies that ever befell any group. And there weren't any Nuremberg trials. Jimmy Carter effort people years Prostitution thrives in the United States. We focus in this country on punishing the girls. For every brothel owner or pimp or male customer, there are 50 girls who are arrested for being prostitutes. Other countries have tried the other way around, and it works beautifully...they bring the charges against the brothel owners and the pimps and the male customers, and they do not prosecute the girls, who quite often are brought into that trade involuntarily. It works quite well, by the way. Jimmy Carter girl country reality We are a purely idealistic Nation but let no one confuse our idealism with weakness. Jimmy Carter idealism nations weakness The relationship between government and art must necessarily be a delicate one. It would not be appropriate for the government to try to define what is good or what is true or what is beautiful. But government can provide nourishment to the ground within which these ideas spring forth from the seeds of inspiration within the human mind. Jimmy Carter spring beautiful art I would describe fundamentalism as, first of all, a movement led almost invariably by authoritarian males who consider themselves to be superior to others and who have an overwhelming commitment to subjugate women and to dominate their fellow believers. Jimmy Carter movement commitment firsts 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, but it has given impetus and excuses to potential terrorists to lash out at our country and justify their despicable acts. Jimmy Carter confusion country thinking
