Jimmy Carter

Neighborhoods and families are the living fiber that holds our society together.

People know each other.

I will try to be a good candidate and, if elected, a worthy leader of our great country.

We must always be careful not to over-promise, but we also should never underestimate our potential in our nation.

We must have a partnership—between a government which knows its limits, a private sector which is encouraged to do the right things, and the people.

No government that cared about neighborhoods would stack the tax deck against them.

We must not lower our standards to accept high inflation, high unemployment, and huge deficits as a normal circumstance.

People should control government, and not the other way around.

Under the Supreme Court ruling which no President can change, I would do everything I could to minimize the need for abortion as I did as Governor of Georgia.

I've never let my religious convictions orient my decisions on a political matter and never have tried to use the strength of my political office to force my religious convictions on somebody else.

The best approach usually is job stimulation through private industry.

The national tax system is a disgrace.

The American people still have a deep hunger to see the precious things restored that are very important to them.

We should strive toward a balanced budget in times of normal prosperity.

I would certainly try to honor the religious beliefs of those groups.

With proper national planning and determined execution of long-range policies, energy conservation and production can be increased.

The federal government has a responsibility to stimulate employment in such crucial areas as rebuilding our railroads.

The revolving door between regulatory agencies and the regulated industries should be closed.

It is hard to know exactly what that question means.

I think that sort of personal attitude—environment—within which I live helps me to do a better job in dealing with the transient and quite often controversial decisions that have to be made in political life, or in business life, or in a…

A comprehensive national health insurance program is needed which guarantees to every person as much care as he or she needs.

The United States should do as much as possible to avoid general revenue contributions to the Social Security fund.

I think that a basic cornerstone of our foreign policy should be preservation of the nation of Israel, its right to exist, and its right to exist in peace.

Emergency food aid should not be used as a diplomatic tool.

I would favor the taxation of church property other than the church building itself.