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A nation's domestic and foreign policies and actions should be derived from the same standards of ethics, honesty and morality which are characteristic of the individual citizens of the nation.

Jimmy Carter

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Jimmy Carter
Age: 100
Born: 1924
Born: October 1
39Th U.S. President
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Trust is very much a part of our democracy.
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In a nuclear age, each of us is threatened when peace is not secured everywhere.
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Our Income Tax System is a disgrace to the human race.
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We can choose to alleviate suffering. We can choose to work together for peace. We can make these changes - and we must.
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We simply must have faith in each other, faith in our ability to govern ourselves, and faith in the future of this Nation. Restoring that faith and that confidence to America is now the most important task we face.
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I believe there is complete equality between men and women. And I believe those passages in the New Testament, not by Jesus, but by Paul, that say women should not adorn themselves, they should always wear hats or color their hair in church - things like that - I think they are signs of the times and should not apply to modern-day life.
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America does not at the moment have a functioning democracy.
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In this outward and physical ceremony we attest once again to the inner and spiritual strength of our Nation. As my high school teacher, Miss Julia Coleman, used to say: 'We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.'
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Thoughtful criticism and close scrutiny of all government officials by the press and the public are an important part of our democratic society.
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I don't think that Israel has any legal or moral justification for their massive bombing of the entire nation of Lebanon.
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