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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Our nation must be fair to the poorest among us, so we will increase aid to needy Americans to cope with rising energy prices ... .
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The United Nations is the best place for nations to resolve the differences that always exist
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Ten days ago I had planned to speak to you again about a very important subject -- energy, ... But as I was preparing to speak, I began to ask myself the same question that I now know has been troubling many of you. Why have we not been able to get together as a nation to resolve our serious energy problem?
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When I left the White House I was a fairly young man and I realized I maybe have 25 more years of active life, ... so we capitalized on the influence that I had as a former president of the greatest nation in the world and decided to fill vacuums.
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We have been involved in more wars, on a bilateral basis, since the United Nations was formed than any other country by far.
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If I were president, I'd be very glad to see the Palestinians have a nation recognized by the United Nations. There's no downside to it.
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We are a purely idealistic Nation but let no one confuse our idealism with weakness
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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.