Jimmy Carter Quotes

[The US] is the most warlike country on earth.

The threat… [to America] is a crisis of confidence. It is a crisis that strikes at the very heart and soul and spirit of our national will. We can see this crisis in the growing doubt about the meaning of our own lives and in the loss of a unity of purpose for our nation.

For American democracy to endure, we must demand that our leaders and candidates uphold the ideals of freedom and adhere to high standards of conduct.

Since we normalized relations with China in 1979, the US has been in constant war. China has not been in combat with anyone.

God always answers prayer, sometimes with a yes, sometimes with a no and sometimes with a ‘You’ve got to be kidding!’

There should be an honest attempt at the reconciliation of differences before resorting to combat.

It’s not necessary to fear the prospect of failure but to be determined not to fail.

Everyone has a right to peaceful coexistence, the basic personal freedoms, the alleviation of suffering, and the opportunity to lead a productive life.

We’ve become increasingly addicted to consumption of goods that we don’t produce ourselves, and a lot of the manufacturing has gone overseas.

That difference between the rich and poor is growing every month.

We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other’s children.

But love must be aggressively translated into simple justice.