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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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...

I now understand more clearly than I ever had before why you won in November...

I now understand more clearly than I ever had before why you won in November...

Human rights is the soul of our foreign policy, because human rights is the very...

Human rights is the soul of our foreign policy, because human rights is the very...

I think what's going on in Guantanamo Bay and other places is a disgrace to...

I think what's going on in Guantanamo Bay and other places is a disgrace to...

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...

I've looked on many women with lust. I've committed adultery in my heart many times....

I've looked on many women with lust. I've committed adultery in my heart many times....

My decision to register women confirms what is already obvious throughout our society-that women are...

My decision to register women confirms what is already obvious throughout our society-that women are...

People with many opinions tend not to believe in anything.

People with many opinions tend not to believe in anything.

You just have to have a simple faith.

You just have to have a simple faith.

Penalties against possession of a drug should not be more damaging to an individual than...

Penalties against possession of a drug should not be more damaging to an individual than...

Sadat was a great and good man, and his most bitter and dangerous enemies were...

Sadat was a great and good man, and his most bitter and dangerous enemies were...

You can do what you have to do, and sometimes you can do it even...

You can do what you have to do, and sometimes you can do it even...

You cant divorce religious belief and public service Ive never detected any conflict between Gods...

You cant divorce religious belief and public service Ive never detected any conflict between Gods...

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.

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...

You have given me a great responsibility: to stay close to you, to be worthy...

You have given me a great responsibility: to stay close to you, to be worthy...

If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator...

If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator...

People make a big fuss over you when you're President. But I'm very serious about...

People make a big fuss over you when you're President. But I'm very serious about...

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

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

To deal with individual human needs at the everyday level can be noble sometimes.

To deal with individual human needs at the everyday level can be noble sometimes.