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We have a tendency to condemn people who are different from us, to define their sins as paramount and our own sinfulness as being insignificant.

Jimmy Carter
People, Different, Sin
"SUNDAY INTERVIEW - A Statesman And a Man Of Faith / With a lifetime of public service to his credit, the former president reflects on the beliefs that have sustained him". Interview with Don Lattin, www.sfgate.com. January 12, 1997.
We have a tendency to condemn people who are different from us, to define their sins as paramount and our own sinfulness as being insignificant.