Jimmy Carter Quotes


When we go to the Bible we should keep in mind that the basic principles of the Bible are taught by God, but written down by human beings deprived of modern day knowledge. So there is some fallibility in the writings of the Bible. But the basic principles are applicable to my life and I don't find any conflict among them. - Jimmy Carter


When I was president, I announced and I still maintain that I can live with Roe v. Wade. I did everything I possibly could as president under that ruling, which I don't think ought to be changed, to minimize the need for abortions. I think every abortion is a result of a horrible series of errors on the part of people involved. - Jimmy Carter


When I was in the White House, I was confronted with the challenge of the Cold War. Both the Soviet Union and I had 30,000 nuclear weapons that could destroy the entire earth and I had to maintain the peace. - Jimmy Carter


When I was elected President nobody asked me to negotiate between Israel and Egypt. It was not even a question raised in my campaign. But I felt that one of the reasons that I was elected President was to try to bring peace to the Holy Land. - Jimmy Carter


When I speak at my local church, which I try to do 35 to 40 times a year, I try in every lesson to take the Old Testament text or New Testament text and apply them to what is happening to me or how that applies to the audience that I'm teaching in a modern, fast-changing, technological world. I use headlines, interfaith and that sort of thing. - Jimmy Carter


When I left the White House I was a fairly young man and I realized I maybe have 25 more years of active life... so we capitalized on the influence that I had as a former president of the greatest nation in the world and decided to fill vacuums. - Jimmy Carter


Whatever starts in California unfortunately has an inclination to spread. - Jimmy Carter


What a difference these few months of extremism have made. - Jimmy Carter


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