I wish I had known when I was in the White House what I know now about the Third World.
Jimmy CarterIn the final analysis, true justice is not a matter of courts and law books, but of a commitment in each of us to liberty and mutual respect.
Jimmy CarterWe cannot speak of human rights in other countries unless we are going to do our utmost to protect the rights of our own people here at home.
Jimmy CarterIf you're totally illiterate and living on one dollar a day, the benefits of globalization never come to you.
Jimmy CarterIn an all-out nuclear war, more destructive power than in all of World War II would be unleashed every second during the long afternoon it would take for all the missiles and bombs to fall. A World War II every second-more people killed in the first few hours than all the wars of history put together. The survivors, if any, would live in despair amid the poisoned ruins of a civilization that had committed suicide.
Jimmy Carter