It is difficult for the common good to prevail against the intense concentration of those who have a special interest, especially if the decisions are made behind locked doors.

Quote by Jimmy Carter

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We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.

We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.

Ive looked on many women with lust. Ive committed adultery in my heart many times....

Ive looked on many women with lust. Ive committed adultery in my heart many times....

You can not divorce religious belief and public service. I've never detected any conflict between...

You can not divorce religious belief and public service. I've never detected any conflict between...

I thought then, and I think now, that the invasion of Iraq was unnecessary and...

I thought then, and I think now, that the invasion of Iraq was unnecessary and...

You can not divorce religious belief and public service. I've never detected any conflict between...

You can not divorce religious belief and public service. I've never detected any conflict between...

War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always...

War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always...

The best way to enhance freedom in other lands is to demonstrate here that our...

The best way to enhance freedom in other lands is to demonstrate here that our...

For this generation, ours, life is nuclear survival, liberty is human rights, the pursuit of...

For this generation, ours, life is nuclear survival, liberty is human rights, the pursuit of...

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

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

We must make it clear that a platform of I hate gay men and women...

We must make it clear that a platform of I hate gay men and women...

Our American values are not luxuries but necessities, not the salt in our bread, but...

Our American values are not luxuries but necessities, not the salt in our bread, but...

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

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

I have often wanted to drown my troubles, but I cant get my wife to...

I have often wanted to drown my troubles, but I cant get my wife to...

We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different...

We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different...

What has happened at Guantanamo Bay... does not represent the will of the American people....

What has happened at Guantanamo Bay... does not represent the will of the American people....

We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different...

We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different...

It is good to realize that if love and peace can prevail on earth, and...

It is good to realize that if love and peace can prevail on earth, and...

The law is not the private property of lawyers, nor is justice the exclusive province...

The law is not the private property of lawyers, nor is justice the exclusive province...

Damn all expurgated books, the dirtiest book of all is the expurgated book.

Damn all expurgated books, the dirtiest book of all is the expurgated book.

The Bible is a window in this prison of hope, through which we look into...

The Bible is a window in this prison of hope, through which we look into...

The juries are our judges of all fact, and of law when they choose it.

The juries are our judges of all fact, and of law when they choose it.