Epigraph:
Blessed are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they will see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called children of God. (Matthew 5:7-9)
President Jimmy Carter: His magnum opus is Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid
Jimmy Carter was born in Plains, Georgia, and served as thirty-ninth President of the United States. He and his wife, Rosalynn, founded The Carter Center, a nonprofit organization that prevents and resolves conflicts, enhances freedom and democracy, and improves health around the world. He is the author of numerous books, including Palestine Peace Not Apartheid, An Hour Before Daylight and Our Endangered Values. He received a “Best Spoken Word” Grammy Award for his recording of Our Endangered Values. All of President Carter’s proceeds from this series will go to the Maranatha Baptist Church of Plains, Georgia.
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Jimmy Carter is one of the greatest presidents the United States of America ever have. As a champion of human rights, Jimmy Carter imparted significant contributions to the World Peace. He always stands by the principles. He courageously deplored the terrible oppressions of the Palestinian people at the hands of Israelis. The treaty of peace between Egypt and Israel and the Camp David Accord, Panama Canal treaties and the SALT II treaty with the erstwhile Soviet Union – all are some of his significant Foreign Policy achievements of his administration. It was his administration who initiated the establishment of U.S. diplomatic relationship with China, which was described as the world’s most important bilateral relationship of the century He founded the Carter Center in 1982 in an effort to resolve international conflicts, alleviate human suffering and promote democracy and human rights . He always opposed his successors unilateral war against sovereign states. It has also engaged in conflict mediation in many countries in Africa and Asia. The 2002 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to him.