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Carter was a decent man. I think Carter looked at the world not from here but from here, where everybody else lives,
Biden said as he gestured from above his head towards his heart
President Carter was a living embodiment of leadership through service, compassion, and a thirst for justice for all,
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I paid my respects to President Jimmy Carter as he lies in state in the US Capitol Rotunda today,
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on X, formerly Twitter
In the face of illness, President Jimmy Carter brought lifesaving medicine. In the face of conflict, he brokered peace. In the face of discrimination, he reminded us that we are all made in the image of God. And if you were to ask him why he did it all, he would likely point to his faith.”
Said Johnson in his tribute
President Carter was the governor of the great state of Georgia when I was born,
said Lyn Leverett, among the people who waited in below-freezing weather WednesdayI’m originally from Nashua, New Hampshire, and when I was a child, Jimmy Carter slept at my house,
said Susan ProlmanHe cared about other people,
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There's an obvious similarity; that is, that Carter turned out to be a one-term president, and Biden turned out to be a one-term president,
Bill Galston, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, told VOA on Zoom
I don't even know how to begin to answer that question,
he said finally
Jimmy Carter was an all too rare example of a gifted man who also walked with humility, modesty and grace,
said Vice President Kamala Harris, who belongs to the Democratic Party as Carter did
We are indebted to his pioneering voice on actions for a healthy planet that have protected our natural environment and slowed climate change,
Ruto remarked
In observance of the National Day of Mourning for former President Jimmy Carter, the U.S. Embassy will be closed on Thursday, January 9,
the embassy stated
He believed some things were more important than reelection — things like integrity, respect, and compassion. Because Jimmy Carter believed, as deeply as he believed anything, that we are all created in God’s image,
Obama notedI'm reminded of his admonition to quote, 'Live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon,
Johnson remarked on Tuesday
In recognition of President Carter’s long and distinguished service to the nation, it is our intention to ask the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate to permit his remains lie in state in the Rotunda of the United States Capitol,
the leaders wrote
Today, we gather to begin a final farewell to Jimmy Carter. Navy veteran, peanut farmer, governor of Georgia. And president of the United States. Sunday school teacher. Nobel Prize winner. Advocate for peace and human rights. And first and foremost, a faithful servant of his creator and his fellow man,
said John Thune
James Earl Carter Junior loved our country. He lived his faith. He served the people. And he left the world better than he found it,
she addedWhether he was in the White House or in his post presidential years as was
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President Carter was a man who served his country. He loved America. I didn't agree with all of his policies, but you could agree with his patriotism,
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Jimmy Carter had a presidency at a time of tumult — the Iranian hostage crisis, inflation. Frankly, not dissimilar to Joe Biden's presidency in some respects,
Republican Representative Mike Lawler told VOA