Jimmy Carter Quotes about Peace

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We cannot be both the world's leading champion of peace and the world's leading supplier of the weapons of war.

We cannot be both the world's leading champion of peace and the world's leading supplier of the weapons of war.

Jimmy Carter

Peace, War, Memorable

Jimmy Carter, United States. Congress. House. Committee on House Administration, Gerald R. Ford (1978). “The Presidential campaign, 1976”

We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children.

Jimmy Carter

Veterans Day, Peace, Children

Mattie J.T. Stepanek, Jimmy Carter (2009). “Just Peace: A Message of Hope”, p.158, Andrews McMeel Publishing

In a nuclear age, each of us is threatened when peace is not secured everywhere.

Jimmy Carter

Peace, Age, Nuclear

United States. President (1977-1981 : Carter), Jimmy Carter (1978). “Jimmy Carter”

Everyone has a right to peaceful coexistence, the basic personal freedoms, the alleviation of suffering, and the opportunity to lead a productive life.

Jimmy Carter

Peace, Freedom, Opportunity

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

Inspirational, Veterans Day, Peace

Mattie J.T. Stepanek, Jimmy Carter (2009). “Just Peace: A Message of Hope”, p.158, Andrews McMeel Publishing

One of the most basic principles for making and keeping peace within and between nations. . . is that in political, military, moral, and spiritual confrontations, there should be an honest attempt at the reconciliation of differences before resorting to combat

Jimmy Carter

Forgiveness, Spiritual, Peace

Jimmy Carter (2011). “Living Faith”, p.141, Three Rivers Press

There should be an honest attempt at the reconciliation of differences before resorting to combat.

Jimmy Carter

Peace, War, Differences

Jimmy Carter (2011). “Living Faith”, p.141, Three Rivers Press

Rosalynn said, "Jimmy, if we could only get Prime Minister Begin and President Sadat up here on this mountain for a few days, I believe they might consider how they could prevent another war between their countries." That gave me the idea, and a few weeks later, I invited both men to join me for a series of private talks. In September 1978, they both came to Camp David.

Jimmy Carter

Country, Peace, War

Jimmy Carter (1995). “Talking Peace: A Vision for the Next Generation”, Puffin

Even for the world's only superpower, the ends don't always justify the means.

Jimmy Carter

Peace, War, Mean

It would be naïve to think that peace and justice can be achieved easily. No set of rules or study of history will automatically resolve the problems ... However, with faith and perseverance, ... complex problems in the past have been resolved in our search for justice and peace.

Jimmy Carter

Perseverance, Peace, Past

Jimmy Carter (1984). “Negotiation, the Alternative to Hostility”

I am not here as a public official, but as a citizen of a troubled world who finds hope in a growing consensus that the generally accepted goals of society are peace, freedom, human rights, environmental quality, the alleviation of suffering, and the rule of law.

Jimmy Carter

Peace, Freedom, Rights

Jimmy Carter (2014). “The Jimmy Carter Library”, p.1029, Simon and Schuster