Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr.is an American politician and author who served as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. In 2002, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work with the Carter Center...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPresident
Date of Birth1 October 1924
CountryUnited States of America
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The American people are losing confidence in the system, and they want electoral reform,
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The overall concern is that 40 percent of the American people don't vote. Secondly, that there's a great deal of doubt in our country about the integrity of the electoral process. Those are the two basic issues. What can we do to address them? Obviously we want to have more access by Americans to the voting booth. And secondly, we want to make sure that the electoral process has integrity -- that it is not shot through with fraud.
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Our delegation members and others witnessed serious irregularities and overt electoral fraud in a number of states,
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In 1988, there was no doubt that the election was shot through with fraud. In 1994, there was tremendous improvement. In 1996, the major parties got together and helped to evolve a new electoral law that made an independent commission to conduct the whole election,
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The election process demonstrated significant advances in Ethiopia's democratization process, including most importantly the introduction of a more competitive electoral process,
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What a difference these few months of extremism have made,
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The personal attacks on the president and the condemnations of America by Hugo Chavez from Venezuela, I think, are completely unjustified and uncalled for, ... Chavez is a difficult person with whom to deal personally. I know from my own experience.
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There is no other mandate whose implementation could more to profoundly improve international relationships,
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This proposal for permanent normal trade relations with China will be enormously beneficial for both the United States and Chinese workers,
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We didn't understand clearly enough the feeling of many Panamanians that the arrangement implied an element of colonialism and subjugation and not an equal representation of leaders from two sovereign countries, ... This created a need for later presidents to address the controversy.
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Overall, I have been pleased with my trip and I recognized far in advance that after 43 years of misunderstanding and animosity that one brief trip could not change basic relationships between people, ... But my hope is that in some small way, my visit might improve the situation in the future.
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I still pray for peace in the Middle East, ... the only obstacle to peace.
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I still pray for peace...between the Israelis and the Palestinians, between the Israelis and the Jordanians and Lebanese and Syrians, ... I pray that God will have his hand on the shoulders of those who still seek peace.
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I think everybody in Peru is determined to have as perfect an election for the world to see, and for the Peruvians to enjoy, as is possible. So we feel very confident about it,