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Jimmy Carter
Age: 100
Born: 1924
Born: October 1
39Th U.S. President
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Nearly all inmates are drawn from the ranks of the powerless and the poor. A child of privilege frequently receives the benefit of the doubt a child of poverty seldom does.
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If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.
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On the basis of both values and interests, the natural relationship between Islam and the United States is one of friendship.
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George Bush asked me if there was anything he could do for me, and I said, Yes, you can help promote peace in Sudan after eight years of different policy. And he said, I'll do it. So to make a long story short, he did it, not necessarily because I requested it, but they were very successful.
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It's politically impossible for any member of Congress to make a public statement condemning or criticizing the policies of Israel. It would be political suicidal for them to do so.
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We believe in separation of church and state, that there should be no unwarranted influence on the church or religion by the state, and vice versa.
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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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The oil lobby, perhaps the most powerful lobby on earth, is almost matched by hospital owners and doctors.
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The love of liberty is a common blood that flows in our American veins.
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God always answers prayer, sometimes with a yes, sometimes with a no and sometimes with a 'You've got to be kidding!'
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