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„Amerika hat die Menschenrechte nicht erfunden. Im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes… die Menschenrechte haben Amerika erfunden.“

—  Jimmy Carter

„“Strafen gegen den Besitz einer Droge sollten für ein Individuum nicht schädlicher sein als der Konsum der Droge selbst; und wo es so ist, sollte es geändert werden. Nirgendwo ist es deutlicher als in den Gesetzen gegen den persönlichen Besitz von Marihuana für privaten Konsum.““

—  Jimmy Carter

Original engl.: "Penalties against drug use should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself. Nowhere is this more clear than in the laws against the possession of marijuana in private for personal use." - Nachricht an den Kongress vom 2.August 1977 http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=7908 & Leitartikel in der NYT vom 16. Juni 2011 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/17/opinion/17carter.html?_r=1
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„Es gibt bei vielen in diesem Land ein tief verwurzeltes Gefühl, dass ein Afroamerikaner nicht Präsident sein sollte.“

—  Jimmy Carter

http://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2009-09/obama-rassismus-usa 17. September 2009
Original engl.: "There is an inherent feeling among many in this country that an African-American should not be president". - at a town-hall-style meeting at his presidential center in Atlanta 13 September 2009, AP/NYT 15. September 2005 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/16/us/politics/16carter.html
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„I have one life and one chance to make it count for something… My faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I am, whenever I can, for as long as I can with whatever I have to try to make a difference.“

—  Jimmy Carter

Variante: My faith demands - this is not optional - my faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I can, whenever I can, for as long as I can with whatever I have to try to make a difference.

„Earlier in my life I thought the things that mattered were the things that you could see, like your car, your house, your wealth, your property, your office. But as I've grown older I've become convinced that the things that matter most are the things that you can't see -- the love you share with others, your inner purpose, your comfort with who you are.“

—  Jimmy Carter

„We cannot know the mystery of the future.“

—  Jimmy Carter

Variante: We cannot ignore our gift of the future.
Quelle: Just Peace: A Message of Hope

„If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.“

—  Jimmy Carter

„The measure of a society is found in how they treat their weakest and most helpless citizens. As Americans, we are blessed with circumstances that protect our human rights and our religious freedom, but for many people around the world, deprivation and persecution have become a way of life.“

—  Jimmy Carter

„Each of us has been made “a little lower than the angels.” What an incomprehensible compliment! But it’s not only a compliment; it’s also a responsibility, for our special status equalizes us with other people in the eyes of God. The Lord has exalted not only me or some special group; God has exalted everyone. It’s the people of Burkina Faso and Niger and Guyana and Haiti. It’s people who never learned to read and write or who live on fifty cents a day. All human beings have been made a little lower than the angels, and we have a responsibility to treat them accordingly.“

—  Jimmy Carter

Quelle: Through the Year with Jimmy Carter: 366 Daily Meditations from the 39th President

„I believe that anyone can be successful in life, regardless of natural talent or the environment within which we live. This is not based on measuring success by human competitiveness for wealth, possessions, influence, and fame, but adhering to God's standards of truth, justice, humility, service, compassion, forgiveness, and love.“

—  Jimmy Carter

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Post-Presidency, Our Endangered Values (2005)
Quelle: Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis

„Failure is a reality; we all fail at times, and it's painful when we do. But it's better to fail while striving for something wonderful, challenging, adventurous, and uncertain than to say, " I don't want to try because I may not succeed completely.“

—  Jimmy Carter

Quelle: Sources of Strength: Meditations on Scripture for a Living Faith

„Ours was the first nation to be founded on the idea that all are created equal and all deserve equal treatment under the law. Despite our missteps and shortcomings, these ideals still inspire hope among the oppressed and give us pride in being Americans.“

—  Jimmy Carter

„I never considered disobeying an order or even a request from Daddy. I loved and admired him, and one of my preeminent goals in life was to earn his approbation. I learned to expect his criticisms, always constructive, but his accolades were rare. My“

—  Jimmy Carter

Quelle: A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety

„The blood of Abraham,1 God’s father of the chosen, still flows in the veins of Arab, Jew, and Christian, and too much of it has been spilled in grasping for the inheritance of the revered patriarch in the Middle East. The spilled blood in the Holy Land still cries out to God—an anguished cry for peace.“

—  Jimmy Carter

Quelle: Palestine Peace Not Apartheid

„A visiting pastor at our church in Plains once told a story about a priest from New Orleans. Father Flanagan’s parish lay in the central part of the city, close to many taverns. One night he was walking down the street and saw a drunk thrown out of a pub. The man landed in the gutter, and Father Flanagan quickly recognized him as one of his parishioners, a fellow named Mike. Father Flanagan shook the dazed man and said, “Mike!” Mike opened his eyes and Father Flanagan said, “You’re in trouble. If there is anything I can do for you, please tell me what it is.ℍ “Well, Father,” Mike replied, “I hope you’ll pray for me.” “Yes,” the priest answered, “I’ll pray for you right now.” He knelt down in the gutter and prayed, “Father, please have mercy on this drunken man.ℍ At this, a startled Mike woke up fully and said, “Father, please don’t tell God I’m drunk.ℍ Sometimes we don’t feel much of a personal relationship between God and ourselves, as though we have a secret life full of failures and sins that God knows nothing about. We want to involve God only when we plan to give thanks or when we’re in trouble and need help. But the rest of our lives, we’d rather keep to ourselves.“

—  Jimmy Carter

Quelle: Through the Year with Jimmy Carter: 366 Daily Meditations from the 39th President

„For the first time, we recognized a medium that takes our ordinary, everyday objects like bowls, baskets, and quilts and elevates them to art forms that rival painting and sculpture in their impact.
(From the forward to "Crafts in America: Celebrating Two Centuries of Artists and Objects.“

—  Jimmy Carter

„Bible in Life Walking With God GENESIS 1:27–31 Genesis describes the unique nature of our relationship with God our Creator. In John 4:24, Jesus says that “God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.” Christ was completely human and also completely divine. Humans, created in God’s image, are spiritual creatures. We have the potential for a complete spiritual relationship with God through“

—  Jimmy Carter

Quelle: NIV Lessons from Life Bible: Personal Reflections with Jimmy Carter

„We cannot change the history of the past.“

—  Jimmy Carter

„The life of every human being on earth can depend on the experience, judgment, and vigilance of the person in the Oval Office.“

—  Jimmy Carter