"My decision to register women confirms what is already obvious throughout our society-that women are now providing all types of skills in every profession. The military should be no exception."
-Jimmy Carter
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"We can't equate democracy with Christianity because the largest democracy on earth is India, which is primarily Hindu. The third largest democracy is Indonesia, which is Islamic. Democracy and freedom are not dependent on Christian beliefs.“
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"I separated from the Southern Baptists when they adopted the discriminatory attitude towards women, because I believe what Paul taught in Galatians that there is no distinction in God's eyes between men and women, slaves and masters, Jews and non-Jews - everybody is created equally in the eyes of God."
-Jimmy Carter
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"I believe there is complete equality between men and women. And I believe those passages in the New Testament, not by Jesus, but by Paul, that say women should not adorn themselves, they should always wear hats or color their hair in church - things like that - I think they are signs of the times and should not apply to modern-day life."
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"I've looked on many women with lust. I've committed adultery in my heart many times. God knows I will do this and forgives me."
-Jimmy Carter
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"We must make it clear that a platform of 'I hate gay men and women' is not a way to become president of the United States."
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"Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants. People have the right to expect that these wants will be provided for by this wisdom."
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"Men must stop being jealous of their power and generously allow freedom and responsibility to others. The reward is harmonious families and society."
-Delphine de Girardin
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"Although we have, in theory, abolished human slavery, recognized women's rights, and stopped child labor, we continue to enslave other species who, if we simply pay attention, show quite clearly that they experience parental love, pain, and the desire for freedom, just as we do."
-Ingrid Newkirk
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"What is our freedom fight about? Is it about the liberation of children or just having sex with them?"
-Kate Millett
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"If I am outspoken of the dangers of intemperance to members of our armed forces, it is because we are all especially concerned for the welfare of those who are risking their lives in the cause of freedom."
-William Lyon Mackenzie King
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"We must guard against the overreaching hand of big government trying to take away our freedom. And we must always protect the environment in a manner consistent with our values."
-Steve Forbes
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"The main thing I believe in is freedom."
-Charles Evers
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