"War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children. " --Jimmy Carter, Nobel Lecture, 12/10/02
"My concept of human rights has grown to include not only the rights to live in peace, but also to adequate healthcare, shelter, food, and to economic opportunity. I hope this award reflects a universal acceptance and even embrace of this broad-based concept. " --Jimmy Carter, statement on the Carter Center 's website
Bush 's faith inspires his "compassionate conservatism ", which comes across as a fantasy to the millions of Americans who are being left out in this latest version of "trickle-down economics ". In his book, Carter quotes a Christian friend, telling him that "the new economic philosophy in Washington is that a rising tide raises all yachts " (p. 4). Bush 's base probably finds this little quip amusing, but Hurricane Katrina showed us that some people don 't have yachts; and when the water rises too fast, they drown and/or lose their homes. That is their reality.
As a young man, Jimmy Carter was deeply influenced by a sermon called, "If you were arrested for being a Christian, would there be enough evidence to convict you? " Now, with a lifetime of evidence presented, I think Jimmy Carter will be convicted of being a Christian in the first degree, and I bet The Judge will sentence him to life.
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