When I was elected President nobody asked

“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

Author: Jimmy Carter
Category: peace
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Ever since Israel has been a nation

“Ever since Israel has been a nation the United States has provided the leadership. Every president down to the ages has done this in a fairly balanced way, including George Bush senior, Gerald Ford, and others including myself and Bill Clinton.”

— Jimmy Carter

Author: Jimmy Carter
Category: leadership
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Unfortunately, after Sept. 11, there was an

“Unfortunately, after Sept. 11, there was an outburst in America of intense suffering and patriotism, and the Bush administration was very shrewd and effective in painting anyone who disagreed with the policies as unpatriotic or even traitorous.”

— Jimmy Carter

Author: Jimmy Carter
Category: patriotism
Tags: patriotism, Jimmy Carter