It is the fundamental right of every American, as guaranteed by the first amendment of the Constitution, to worship as he or she pleases... This legislation sets forth the policy of the United States to protect and preserve the inherent right of American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut, and Native Hawaiian people to believe, express, and exercise their traditional religions
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the fundamental right to religious freedom for all individuals and the importance of protecting traditional beliefs of indigenous peoples.
In this quote, Jimmy Carter highlights the importance of the First Amendment in safeguarding the right of every American to worship freely according to their own beliefs. He underscores the specific commitment of the United States to protect the traditional religions of indigenous peoples, ensuring that their practices and beliefs are respected and preserved.
In practice
During a discussion on the importance of cultural preservation, this quote was mentioned to emphasize the need for respecting diverse religious practices.
Acknowledging the physical realities of our planet does not mean a dismal future of endless sacrifice. In fact, acknowledging these realities is the first step in dealing with them. We can meet the resource problems of the world - water, food, minerals, farmlands, forests, overpopulation, pollution - if we tackle them with courage and foresight.
The preeminent obstacle to peace is Israel's colonization of Palestine.
I would say the biggest handicap we have right now is some nutcases in our country that don't believe in global warming. I think they are going to change their position because of pressure from individuals, because the evidence of the ravages of global warming is already there.
If I were president, I'd be very glad to see the Palestinians have a nation recognized by the United Nations. There's no downside to it.
My understanding of racial discrimination as a child was highly distorted because the most prominent man in Archery was an African-American bishop. When he came home from up north, where he was in charge of A.M.E. churches in five states, it was front-page news. He was the most successful man in my life.
Our American values are not luxuries but necessities, not the salt in our bread, but the bread itself. Our common vision of a free and just society is our greatest source of cohesion at home and strength abroad, greater than the bounty of our material blessings.
We live, we die, and like the grass and trees, renew ourselves from the soft earth of the grave. Stones crumble and decay, faiths grow old and they are forgotten, but new beliefs are born. The faith of the villages is dust now... but it will grow again... like the trees.
Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.
There is a place in the net where the keeper cannot reach the ball.
All treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with the struggle for existence.
The Word of God can be in the mind without being in the heart; but it cannot be in the heart without first being in the mind.
We are all familiar with the argument: Make war dreadful enough, and there will be no war. And we none of us believe it.
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