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Jimmy Carter is an American politician and philanthropist who served as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. He is known for his emphasis on human rights in foreign policy, the Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt, and his post-presidential humanitarian work through the Carter Center. Born on October 1, 1924, in Plains, Georgia, Carter has received the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in promoting peace and democracy worldwide.
b. 1924
Globalization, as defined by rich people like us, is a very nice thing... you are talking about the Internet, you are talking about cell phones, you are talking about computers. This doesn't affect two-thirds of the people of the world.An Interview with Jimmy Carter: Global Challenges to the United States in a New Millennium, Britannica
Go out on a limb. That's where the fruit is.
A strong nation, like a strong person, can afford to be gentle, firm, thoughtful, and restrained. It can afford to extend a helping hand to others. It's a weak nation, like a weak person, that must behave with bluster and boasting and rashness and other signs of insecurity.
We cannot be both the world's leading champion of peace and the world's leading supplier of the weapons of war.
Globalization, as defined by rich people like us, is a very nice thing... you are talking about the internet, you are talking about cell phones, you are talking about computers.A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety, p. 123, 2015
The experience of democracy is like the experience of life itself-always changing, infinite in its variety, sometimes turbulent and all the more valuable for having been tested by adversity.Remarks Before the Indian Parliament, 1978
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