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
A fundamentalist cant bring himself or herself to negotiate with people who disagree with them because the negotiating process itself is an indication of implied equality. – Jimmy Carter
I think there ought to be a strict separation or wall built between our religious faith and our practice of political authority in office. I dont think the President of the United States should extoll Christianity if he happens to be a Christian at the expense of Judaism, Islam or other faiths. – Jimmy Carter
Unfortunately, after Sept. 11, there was an outburst in America of intense suffering and patriotism, and the Bush administration was very shrewd and effective in painting anyone who disagreed with the policies as unpatriotic or even traitorous. – Jimmy Carter