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For me personally and for most other Americans, this commitment to peace and diplomacy does not imply a blind or total pacifism. There are times when war is justified, and for many centuries the moral criteria for violence have been carefully delineated.

— Jimmy Carter Our Endangered Values (2005)

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

Presidency (1977)

I never felt that my dedication to military service was a violation of my faith in Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace.

Our Endangered Values (2005)

A strong nation, like a strong person, can afford to be gentle, firm, thoughtful, and restrained. It can afford to extend a helping hand to others.

Presidency (1977)

The unchanging principles of life predate modern times.

Nobel lecture (2002)

We are over-lawyered and under-represented.

Presidency (1977)

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