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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 be provided for by this wisdom.

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Jimmy Carter
Age: 100
Born: 1924
Born: October 1
39Th U.S. President
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My wish is peace for Israel and for Israel's neighbors.
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Great American power and responsibility are not unprecedented, and have been used with restraint and great benefit in the past. We have not assumed that super strength guarantees super wisdom, and we have consistently reached out to the international community to ensure that our own power and influence are tempered by the best common judgment.
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Homosexuality was massively practiced in some of the conflicting religions at the time of Christ and even at the time of Christ, in Roman times show that homosexuality was widely prevalent. I think it's quite significant that Jesus never did mention it.
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I'm feeling better than anybody expected me to so I'm still maintaining a pretty normal schedule, I'd say.
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I have a great deal of confidence in myself and in my faith.
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It would be almost politically suicidal for members of Congress to espouse a balanced position between Israel and Palestine, to suggest that Israel comply with international law or to speak in defense of justice or human rights for Palestinians. If they did so, they couldn't be reelected.
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No matter where you go in the world in any country in Africa or Latin America and other place, you will find that China is very deeply involved in the affairs of that country.
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I have a very personal relationship with Jesus Christ. It doesn't depend on the fact that he can walk on water.
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Unless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent.
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