Jimmy Carter
# Jimmy Carter

James Earl Carter, Jr., conhecido como Jimmy Carter (1 de outubro de 1924, em Plains, Geórgia - 29 de dezembro de 2024); foi o 39° presidente dos Estados Unidos da América.
    Jimmy Carter, ex-presidente americano, preocupado com a possibilidade de fraude nas eleições presidenciais na Flórida; citado em Veja, 06.10.04
    -Penalties against drug use should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself. Nowhere is this more clear than in the laws against the possession of marijuana in private for personal use.
       -Mensagem ao Congresso (2 de agosto de 1977)
    -I am now more convinced than ever that the United States — better than any other nation — can meet successfully whatever the future might bring. These last four years have made me more certain than ever of the inner strength of our country — the unchanging value of our principles and ideals, the stability of our political system, the ingenuity and the decency of our people.
       -Discurso de despedida (14 de janeiro de 1981)
    -Except during my childhood, when I was probably influenced by Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel depiction of God with a flowing white beard, I have never tried to project the Creator in any kind of human likeness. The vociferous debates about whether God is male or female seem ridiculous to me. I think of God as an omnipotent and omniscient presence, a spirit that permeates the universe, the essence of truth, nature, being, and life. To me, these are profound and indescribable concepts that seem to be trivialized when expressed in words.
       -Living Faith (2001), página 222
    -Iraq is an unjust war. I thought then, and I think now, that the invasion of Iraq was unnecessary and unjust. And I think the premises on which it was launched were false.
       -Conferência de imprensa na conferência do centenário da Aliança Mundial Batista em Birmingham, Inglaterra (30 de julho de 2005)