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Any system of economics is bankrupt if it sees either value or virtue in unemployment.

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Jimmy Carter
Age: 100
Born: 1924
Born: October 1
39Th U.S. President
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Always tell the truth, and take an interest in serving the people around you as much as possible.
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The stronger the ties that bind us to God, the more likely we are to live, react, and behave in harmony with...greater joy, peace, and happiness.
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There's no doubt that usually a president's public image is enhanced by going to war. That never did appeal to me.
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To me, Faith is not just a noun but also a verb
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Today, in directly harnessing the power of the Sun, we're taking the energy that God gave us, the most renewable energy that we will ever see, and using it to replace our dwindling supplies of fossil fuels.
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I've looked on many women with lust. I've committed adultery in my heart many times. God knows I will do this and forgives me.
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I believe there is complete equality between men and women.
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Elvis was a symbol of the country's vitality, rebelliousness, and good humor.
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The world is safer without Saddam [Hussein]. Certainly the people of Iraq are better without Saddam.
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There's no way to have a peace agreement unless the mediator or negotiator looks at both sides from an equal basis.
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When I was president, I announced and I still maintain that I can live with Roe v. Wade. I did everything I possibly could as president under that ruling, which I don't think ought to be changed, to minimize the need for abortions. I think every abortion is a result of a horrible series of errors on the part of people involved.
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There needs to be a similar degree of flexibility and generosity in the recognition of the humaneness and worth of people who we generally consider as adversaries.
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For the first time in the history of our country the majority of our people believe that the next five years will be worse than the past five years.
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We don't have any problem finding enough things to do the problem we have is making sure we don't overload ourselves inadvertently.
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It's abominable, and it's a disgrace to a great democracy to see what's happened in our country. The main reason for that has been the enormous infusion of high quantities of money to campaigns - governors, Congress, president and the U.S. Senate.
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Under Lenin the Soviet Union was like a religious revival, under Stalin like a prison, under Khrushchev like a circus, and under Brezhnev like the U.S. Post Office.
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I have never been happier, more exhilarated, at peace, rested, inspired, and aware of the grandeur of the universe and the greatness of God than when I find myself in a natural setting not much changed from the way He made it.
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I'm still, except for making overseas trips, I'm staying just about as busy as I ever did.
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On Saint Paul, he's probably one of the best theologians of all time, but I don't believe that some of his teachings are appropriate today.
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