"We live in a time of transition, an uneasy era which is likely to endure for the rest of this century. During the period we may be tempted to abandon some of the time-honored principles and commitments which have been proven during the difficult times of past generations. We must never yield to this temptation. Our American values are not luxuries, but necessities— not the salt in our bread, but the bread itself."

“I don't think that Israel has any legal or moral justification for their massive bombing of the entire nation of Lebanon.”

“It is apparent that prisoners of war are among the most vulnerable of people. Not only are they completely under the control of their captors, but in a time of conflict, the hatred and brutality of the battlefield are very likely to be mirrored within military prison walls.”

“Wit and Wisdom of Jimmy Carter at LIFE magazine”

“Let us learn together and laugh together and work together and pray together, confident that in the end we will triumph together in the right.”

“I obviously hoped that everything that I found would make a difference, … It ended up being way behind my wildest dreams.”

“The US President was here" Carterpuri, a village in Haryana, India named after President Carter”