"You can't divorce religious belief and public service I've never detected any conflict between God's will and my political duty. If you violate one, you violate the other"
- Jimmy Carter
About this Quote
Jimmy Carter is suggesting that religious belief and civil service are linked and inseparable. He is indicating that if one violates their religions, they are also breaking their public service. He is suggesting that God's will and political duty are not in conflict, but rather, they are complementary. This quote is a reminder that public service need to be assisted by faiths and worths. It is a reminder that civil service should be made with stability and sincerity, which it needs to be done with a sense of morality and justice. Carter's quote is a suggestion that public service should be made with a sense of function and with a sense of respect for the law and for individuals it serves.
This quote is written / told by Jimmy Carter somewhere between October 1, 1924 and today. He was a famous President from USA.
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