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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When the laws are written and administered by the most powerful leaders in a society, it is human nature for them to understand, justify, and protect the interests of themselves and people like them. Many injustices arise from this natural human failing.
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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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Although military, economic and political strength certainly favors the more powerful side, the matter of simple justice is a counterbalancing factor.
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The abuse of women and girls is the most pervasive and unaddressed human right violation on earth.
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People would ask me how I could stand the long campaigning, how I could stand being charged with the responsibilities of a great nation, one of the most powerful and difficult jobs in the world. It wasn't any more difficult than picking cotton all day or shaking peanuts.
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The test of a government is not how popular it is with the powerful and privileged few but how honestly and fairly it deals with the many who must depend on it.
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There's always an element of self delusion among people who believe they ought to be President. There's an underestimation of your opponent and an overestimation of your own abilities. This is compatible with being rich and powerful, the idea that we were blessed by God because we deserve to be blessed.
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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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