Quote by Jimmy Carter
Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human w

Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants. People have the right to expect that these wants will be provided for by this wisdom. – Jimmy Carter

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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

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environmental
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Everyone who has run knows that its most important value is in removing tension and allowing a release from whatever other cares the day may bring. – Jimmy Carter

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Running
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Globalization, as defined by rich people like us, is a very nice thing… you are talking about the Internet, you are talking about cell phones, you are talking about computers. This doesnt affect two-thirds of the people of the world. – Jimmy Carter

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Computers
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If I was afraid of being killed, I would never speak out against the government. – Aung San Suu Kyi

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It is the duty of government to make it difficult for people to do wrong, easy to do right. – William E. Gladstone

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Democracy is an abuse of statistics. – Jorge Luis Borges

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Conservatives are winning offices, and champions of big government are cleaning out their desks right now. – Rick Perry

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The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition. – Carl Sagan

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Ive spent lots of time in London, I studied in London, I like London. Its just not my home. – Johnny Vegas

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I have said this many times, that there seems to be enough room in the world for mediocre men, but not for mediocre women, and we really have to work very, very hard. – Madeleine Albright

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Women

Character contributes to beauty. It fortifies a woman as her youth fades. A mode of conduct, a standard of courage, discipline, fortitude, and integrity can do a great deal to make a woman beautiful. – Jacqueline Bisset

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