"I think there ought to be a strict separation or wall built between our religious faith and our practice of political authority in office. I don't think the President of the United States should extoll Christianity if he happens to be a Christian at the expense of Judaism, Islam or other faiths."

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About Jimmy Carter

American statesman and humanitarian who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. He previously served as governor of Georgia and later became known for global humanitarian and election-observation work through the Carter Center. He died in 2024 at age 100.

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