What has happened at Guantanamo Bay... does not represent the will of the American people. I'm embarrassed about it, I think its wrong. I think it does give terrorists an unwarranted excuse to use the despicable means to hurt innocent people.
From Jimmy Carter
We must make it clear that a platform of 'I hate gay men and women' is not a way to become president of the United States.
The best way to enhance freedom in other lands is to demonstrate here that our democratic system is worthy of emulation.
At the Carter Center we work with victims of oppression, and we give support to human rights heroes.
Sadat was a great and good man, and his most bitter and dangerous enemies were people who were obsessed with hatred for his peaceful goals.
You can not divorce religious belief and public service. I've never detected any conflict between God's will and my political duty. If you violate one, you violate the other.
The awareness that health is dependent upon habits that we control makes us the first generation in history that to a large extent determines its own destiny.
My position has always been, along with many other people, that any differences be resolved in a nonviolent way.
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.
My favourite president, and the one I admired most, was Harry Truman.
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