I personally have always been in favor of people who are gay being permitted to marry legally - and I still feel that way.
Interpretation
The quote expresses support for legal recognition of same-sex marriage.
Jimmy Carter's quote reflects his strong belief in the rights of individuals to love and marry whomever they choose, advocating for legal recognition of same-sex marriage. This stance emphasizes equality and personal freedom, affirming that love should not be restricted by sexual orientation and that all individuals deserve the same rights under the law.
In practice
During a speech advocating for LGBTQ+ rights.
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.
And woman should stand beside man as the comrade of his soul, not the servant of his body.
She spoke quietly then, the tiniest crack in her voice, and all at once Lacey Pemerton was not Lacey Pemberton. She was justβlike, a person.
Until you have become really, in actual fact, as brother to everyone, brotherhood will not come to pass.
You get older, and people start passing away. And so if you're lucky - my mom died very young, for instance, and I have friends who died very young - but the point being that, I think if you're awake, you know you're going to pass on. And that the real treasure in life is the long term - relationships that you really value.
My wife is the most savage critic. She doesn't feel intimidated by my reputation. As far as she's concerned, she's just criticising a boyfriend who'd recently had a go at fiction. She can tell me to abandon whole novels.
Stab the body and it heals, but injure the heart and the wound lasts a lifetime.
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