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Jimmy Carter

Politician

Born 1924

Biography

James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr., born on October 1, 1924, served as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. He is distinguished for brokering the Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel in 1978, a pivotal peace agreement. In 2002, Carter was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his extensive efforts in international diplomacy and advocacy for human rights. After his presidency, he founded the Carter Center in 1982, which works to advance human rights and alleviate suffering globally. Carter also authored numerous books on a variety of topics, including his presidency, faith, and global issues. He holds the record as the longest-living U.S. president.

About

Born October 1, 1924

Birthplace Plains, Georgia, USA

Nationality American

Education Bachelor of Science

School United States Naval Academy

Popular Quotes

"Everyone is jealous of what you got, but no one is jealous of how you got it"

Success Perception Achievement Reality

"If you're totally illiterate and living on one dollar a day, the benefits of globalization never come to you."

Social justice Poverty Economic disparity Globalization

"We simply must have faith in democracy. To protect ourselves, we must turn to international agreements, international laws, international institutions and understandings."

Faith Democracy Governance Protection

"You can do what you have to do, and sometimes you can do it even better than you think you can."

Motivation Personal growth Inspiration Self-improvement

"I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over."

Change Justice Equality Social justice

"We have become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams."

Individuality Acceptance Unity Community

"We can choose to alleviate suffering. We can choose to work together for peace. We can make these changes and we must."

Change Compassion Hope Responsibility

"When people are intimidated about having their own opinions, oppression is at hand."

Individuality Human rights Autonomy Oppression

"America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense, it is the other way around. Human rights invented America."

Equality Human rights Liberty America

"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"

Compassion Humanity Morality Unity

"The bond of our common humanity is stronger than the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices"

Empathy Compassion Humanity Unity

"Government is a human institution, created by human beings, mainly for the purpose of instituting and maintaining certain types of order among humans"

Society Government Governance Political philosophy

"We should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon"

Mindfulness Spirituality Faith Religion

"The best way to enhance freedom in other lands is to demonstrate here that our democratic system is worthy of emulation"

Inspiration Leadership Freedom Liberty

"The experience of democracy is like the experience of life itself—always changing, infinite in its variety, sometimes turbulent and all the more valuable for having been tested by adversity"

Resilience Life Change Experience