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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, we got to admit that he chose not to attack 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. – 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. – Jimmy Carter



War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We 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. – 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. – 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. – 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. – 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



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. – 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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