15 President Jimmy Carter Quotes on Racism, Gay Marriage, Democracy and Discrimination

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James Earl “Jimmy” Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States, he is perhaps on of the few outspoken president of the time, going against the public opinions on gay marriages and race discrimination. From a young age, Carter showed a deep commitment to Christianity, surprisingly he is not a Republican.

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Love him, hate him, they have to admit that he chose not to attack the Iran military during the hostage crisis. America can easily win the war with Iran, but the death toll will be enormous. Looking back, he made the right choice. President Jimmy Carter stands for:

  • legalized abortion
  • Equality for women
  • Against racism
  • Against death penalty
  • Against Guantanamo Bay and torturing

Jesus never said a word about homosexuality. In all of his teachings about multiple things - he never said that gay people should be-condemned. I personally think it is very fine for gay people to be married in civil ceremonies. Quote by Jimmy Carter
Jesus never said a word about homosexuality. In all of his teachings about multiple things – he never said that gay people should be-condemned. I personally think it is very fine for gay people to be married in civil ceremonies. – Jimmy Carter

You can do what you have to do, and sometimes you can do it even better than you think you can. Quote by Jimmy Carter
You can do what you have to do, and sometimes you can do it even better than you think you can. – Jimmy Carter

We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams. Quote by Jimmy Carter
We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams. – Jimmy Carter

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War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. They will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children. Quote by Jimmy Carter
War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. They will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other’s children. – Jimmy Carter

I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over. Quote by Jimmy Carter
I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over. – Jimmy Carter

America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense human rights invented America. Quote by Jimmy Carter
America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense human rights invented America. – 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. Quote by 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. – Jimmy Carter

We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children. Quote by Jimmy Carter
We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other’s children. – Jimmy Carter

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. Quote by Jimmy Carter
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. – Jimmy Carter

We cannot be both the world's leading champion of peace and the world's leading supplier of the weapons of war. Quote by Jimmy Carter
We cannot be both the world’s leading champion of peace and the world’s leading supplier of the weapons of war. – Jimmy Carter

Too many of us now tend to worship self indulgence and consumption. Quote by Jimmy Carter
Too many of us now tend to worship self indulgence and consumption. – Jimmy Carter

We can't equate democracy with Christianity because the largest democracy on earth is India, which is primarily Hindu. The third largest democracy is Indonesia, which is Islamic. Democracy and freedom are not dependent on Christian beliefs. Quote by Jimmy Carter
We can’t equate democracy with Christianity because the largest democracy on earth is India, which is primarily Hindu. The third largest democracy is Indonesia, which is Islamic. Democracy and freedom are not dependent on Christian beliefs. – Jimmy Carter

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If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement. Quote by Jimmy Carter
If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement. – Jimmy Carter

Unless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent. Quote by Jimmy Carter
Unless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent. – Jimmy Carter

We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles. Quote by Jimmy Carter
We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles. – Jimmy Carter

Small Facts about President Jimmy Carter

Elected to the presidency in 1976 as an outsider who promised to transform the nations cynicism towards Beltway politics, Jimmy Carter served a tumultuous single term in the nations highest office. This American Experience program traces Carters fascinating political career from his modest beginnings in Plains, Georgia, to the deeply religious leaders tenure as the 39th President of the United States

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    Dare Rogers [ Reply ]

    This is in reference to the comment: Jesus never said a word about homosexuality.

    Read Leviticus 18:22, 20:13, Romans 1:26-28, 1 Corinthians 6:9, Genesis 2:4. There are more examples in the Bible.

    In John 14:9, Jesus said in seeing him (Jesus) you have seen the Father. Jesus was the one who created all of existence. That is how we know that He and God the Father are of one mind on the subject of homosexuality.

    It is satan’s ploy to trick people into believing that “gay people” are a natural part of God’s creation and future kingdom.

    Just thought you should know.

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      you are an absolutely disgusting waste of oxygen

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      William [ Reply ]

      Consider the the bible has been translated and changed many times, was greatly influenced by the time periods it was created, is full of inconsistencies, so it is entirely possible that those verses were referring to something else. Also, it has dozens of rules that we do not even consider following in a modern society that nobody seems to be called out as a “sinner” for. Also, one thing consistent throughout the teachings of Jesus is the command to love your neighbor and to not pass judgement. It is my belief that condemning and judging people who have never harmed you because of who they are is a greater sin than almost anything else. Rights for gay people are not a thing of evil, they are an essential part of a compassionate and secular modern society, and I believe that being gay or support gay rights do not by any means make you a bad Christian.

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