“Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants...” — Jimmy Carter Quote

“Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants. People have the right to expect that these wants will be provided for by this wisdom.”

“I feel that my role as a former president is probably superior to that of other presidents. Primarily because of the activism and the injection of working at the Carter Center, and in international affairs, and to some degree, domestic affairs, on energy conservation, on environment, and things of that kind.”

“People make a big fuss over you when you're President. But I'm very serious about doing everything I can to make sure that it doesn't go to my head.”

“All equal in the desolation of death.”

“Gifts become curses when they’re not given their due respect.”

“What do we any of us have but our illusions? And what do we ask of others but that we be allowed to keep them?”