Quote by Jimmy Carter
America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense... human

America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense… human rights invented America. – Jimmy Carter

Other quotes by Jimmy Carter

We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each others children. – Jimmy Carter

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Peace
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I am confident that when the facts and policies have been examined, when the record of performances have been reviewed, Barack Obama and Joe Biden will once again be elected to lead our beloved country to a better future. – Jimmy Carter

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Future
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Ive used the prestige and influence of having been a president of the United States as effectively as possible. And secondly, Ive still been able to carry out my commitments to peace and human rights and environmental quality and freedom and democracy and so forth. – Jimmy Carter

Category:
environmental
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Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves; and, under a just God, can not long retain it. – Abraham Lincoln

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I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. My own wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient for that day. – Abraham Lincoln

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Presidents Day

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. Point out to them how the nominal winner is often a real loser – in fees, expenses, and waste of time. As a peacemaker the lawyer has a superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough. – Abraham Lincoln

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Presidents Day

I suppose that leadership at one time meant muscle; but today it means getting along with people. – Indira Gandhi

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Presidents Day

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The highest use of capital is not to make more money, but to make money do more for the betterment of life. – Henry Ford

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A poet is a nightingale, who sits in the darkness and sings to cheer its own solitude with sweet sounds. – Percy Bysshe Shelley

Category:
Poetry

Tis the privilege of friendship to talk nonsense, and have her nonsense respected. – Charles Lamb

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Everybody loves some fun, back-breaking manual labor! – Animal Crossing: Wild World (Nintendo video game) written by Takayuki Ikkaku, Ar

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