Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr.is an American politician and author who served as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. In 2002, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work with the Carter Center...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPresident
Date of Birth1 October 1924
CountryUnited States of America
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I still pray for peace in the Middle East, ... the only obstacle to peace.
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If we think that Arafat can just issue an edict or an order, like a dictator, and everyone is going to get off the streets, or everyone is going to comply completely with a peaceful settlement, we are sadly mistaken,
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There's no way really for us to have any uniformity, no way to guarantee that voters' decisions will be counted accurately and there is no way to educate, in advance, a system of voters, say in a particular area like around Atlanta, because we probably have got 10 different ways to vote in this immediate television coverage (area),
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In 1988, there was no doubt that the election was shot through with fraud. In 1994, there was tremendous improvement. In 1996, the major parties got together and helped to evolve a new electoral law that made an independent commission to conduct the whole election,
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free, honest, open and without any violence of any kind.
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Obviously, I'm very grateful to the Nobel committee for choosing me. I think they've announced very clearly that the work of the Carter Center has been a wonderful contribution to the world for the last 20 years.
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Everybody agrees in Nicaragua that these are the most calm and gentlemanly campaigns they've ever seen, ... There is no evidence of animosity.
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the major credit ... to the Mexican people, who showed a sense of maturity and a deep commitment to freedom and democracy that was really extraordinary.
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the essential decency, compassion and common sense of the American people will prevail.
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There's a fairly painful procedure of plucking out all the child's eyelashes...and treatment beyond that to prevent a recurrence of the illness,
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Overall, I have been pleased with my trip and I recognized far in advance that after 43 years of misunderstanding and animosity that one brief trip could not change basic relationships between people, ... But my hope is that in some small way, my visit might improve the situation in the future.
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There has only been one time in history when both the United States and the Soviet Union put their nuclear forces on alert, and that was over the Middle East,
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There is no other mandate whose implementation could more to profoundly improve international relationships,
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There have always been abnormalities in elections including in my own country, the United States. My hope is opposition party members would take their seats in parliament and ensure that voters' interests are represented,