Jimmy Carter Quotes

Even if I died in the service of the nation, I would be proud of it. Every drop of my blood... will contribute to the growth of this nation and to make it strong and dynamic.

The resolve of our great nation is being tested. But make no mistake, we will show the world that we will pass the test.

They have nothing in their whole imperial arsenal that can break the spirit of one Irishman who doesn't want to be broken.

We have not sought this conflict; we have sought too long to avoid it; our forbearance has been construed into weakness, our magnanimity into fear, until the vindication of our manhood, as well as the defence of our rights, is required at our hands.

The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission.

The national honor of my country will be redeemed by steel, not gold!

A great nation should have only two great objectives before its eyes, principles and force.

A nation which makes the final sacrifice for life and freedom does not get beaten.

Today we did what we had to do. They counted on America to be passive. They counted wrong.

Our values and way of life will prevail - terrorism will not.

We are ready to sacrifice our souls, our children and our families so as not to give up Iraq. We say this so no one will think that America is capable of breaking the will of the Iraqis with its weapons.

I don't apologize to people who try to intimidate.

If ever I feel the soul within me elevate and expand to those dimensions not wholly unworthy of its Almighty Architect, it is when I contemplate the cause of my country, deserted by all the world beside, and I standing up boldly and lone and hurling defiance at her victorious oppressors.

We didn't crumble after 9/11. We didn't falter after the Boston Marathon. But we're America. Americans will never, ever stand down. We endure. We overcome. We own the finish line.

I am certain that I speak on behalf of my entire nation when I say: September 11th we are all Americans - in grief, as in defiance.

I still believe in the possibility of the United States, with all its will and all its strength, and I don't just mean military, persevering against any challenge. I still believe in that.

A tiger does not shout its tigritude, it acts.

I have never been afraid of making patriots; but I disdain and despise all their efforts.

We are a small nation, but strong.

My youth passed at the time of the country's reconstruction from the ruins and ashes of the war in which my nation never bowed to the enemy paying the highest price in the struggle.

Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.

It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.

The War has been waged with success, although there have been in some instances errors and misfortunes. But the heart of the nation is sounder and its hopes brighter.

You should stay here. This is your land. These are your houses. Your meadows and gardens. Your memories. You shouldn't abandon your land just because it's difficult to live, because you are pressured by injustice and degradation. It was never part of the Serbian and Montenegrin character to give up in the face of obstacles, to demobilize when it's time to fight ...

A nation which defends itself demands the respect of all. Such a nation cannot perish.