Jimmy Carter Quotes


Anyone who is able to work ought to work.


Citations

Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States (Democrat, GA), Address, Democratic National Convention, New York, July 1992

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Every generation seems to think that youth of their day do not have the work ethic that was evident in the past, but as this historical quotation illustrates, the past was very much the same and we tend to have a cultural nostalgia for an imagined past.


This is a fascinating historical quotation. It illustrates that each generation claims that the love of work and the work ethic is not what it used to be.


Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
  • Born: October 1, 1924
  • Died: December 29, 2024
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: President

James Earl Carter Jr. is an American politician, businessman, and philanthropist who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a Georgia State Senator from 1963 to 1967 and as the 76th governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975. Since leaving the presidency, Carter has remained engaged in political and social projects as a private citizen. In 2002, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in co-founding the Carter Center.