
Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, died on Sunday in his home town of Plains, Georgia. He was 100 years old./Carter had been treated for cancer and spent the last 19 months in hospice care./He lived longer than any US president in history, and his legacy extends far beyond his single term in the White House./President Joe Biden described his fellow Democrat as “a man of principle, faith and humility,” while President-elect Donald Trump said all Americans owe Carter a “debt of gratitude”./Carter was a humanitarian and a Nobel Peace Prize winner. He was a man who lived a complex and full life./So please do read some of these articles from my colleagues, which help give insight into Carter’s achievements and challenges.(BBC・https://www.bbc.com/news/live/ce98937nrqrt)
(昨日、米国元大統領カーター氏の告別式がワシントンで行われた。たくさんの思い出を残して氏は100歳の人生を終えたのだった。BBCが彼の死去に際して、懇切丁寧な記事を遺した。それを読んでいて、元大統領の言動がぼくによみがえってきた。ごく当たり前の、一人の人間の振る舞いを取り続けた、「誠意の人」として、ぼくは彼のような「政治家」を知らない。The man of decency and honesty. ここでは、BBCの記事を引用して、氏の生涯に哀悼の意をささげたい。山埜聡司)

On a cold winter’s day, members of the most exclusive club gather to say goodbye The American presidency is perhaps the most exclusive club in the world. On Thursday morning, that club gathered at Washington National Cathedral to send off one of their own./It’s no small irony that the ceremony was full of the kind of presidential pomp and pageantry that Jimmy Carter shunned when he was president. But while today’s memorial service was a celebration of the 39th president, it was also a chance for the politicians, government officials and dignitaries who have run – and will carry on running – America to gather and pause to catch their breath./The outgoing president Joe Biden gave the eulogy. The once and future president Donald Trump sat behind him in the centre row of pews. The two women he defeated for the highest office – Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris – were within arm’s reach./When it comes to the highest circles of power in America, it can be a very small world./And at least for a few hours, there were no nasty remarks. No recriminations. No partisan digs. Just a flag-draped casket, a choir and a series of solemn speeches on a cold winter’s day.(BBC:https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c5y817zzgxqt)

Five of Jimmy Carter's most memorable quotes
Looking back at decades of Jimmy Carter's public life in politics and international diplomacy, the former president delivered a great many impactful speeches.
Here are five quotes from some of his key addresses, they focus on themes that are as pertinent today as they were when he first said them:
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The test of a government is not how popular it is with the powerful and privileged few, but how honestly and fairly it deals with the many who must depend upon it."
Inaugural address as governor of Georgia, January 1971
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Because we are free, we can never be indifferent to the fate of freedom elsewhere."
Inaugural presidential address, January 1977
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It’s clear that the true problems of our nation are much deeper, deeper than gasoline lines or energy shortages, deeper even than inflation and recession... All the legislation in the world can’t fix what’s wrong with America... It is a crisis of confidence."
Carter's so-called “malaise” speech, July 1979
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But we know that democracy is always an unfinished creation. Each generation must renew its foundations."
Farewell address, January 1981
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War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn to live together in peace by killing each other’s children."
Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, December 2002(https://www.bbc.com/news/live/ce98937nrqrt)
Human connection Carter shared with others defined him, grandson says
A few days ago, Jason Carter, the grandson of Jimmy Carter, spoke the BBC about the "outpouring of love and support" his family has received since the former US president's death.
Jason, a lawyer and politician, says the family "almost can't walk down the street right now" without being stopped by strangers, who tell them how "they're praying for us or how much they love my grandfather".
"That human connection that he had with so many people, I think, really has defined him," he told the BBC on Monday.
Jason says his family gathered together over the New Year break and shared stories about Carter doing "all the things a grandfather would normally do".
"My stories of him are about fishing or learning from him in his woodshop," he explains. "In these last few days, we've recognised him as this global leader, but for us it's really been more personal stories that have been driving our thoughts."(BBC:https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c5y817zzgxqt)

【卓上四季】最も偉大な元大統領 <一身にして二生を経る>。封建の世と文明開化の時代を生きた福沢諭吉のことばだ。明治維新を境に、まるっきり違う二つの人生を送った▼こちらは少なくとも<一身にして三生>ではなかったか。昨年末に100歳で亡くなったジミー・カーター元米大統領だ。ジョージア州のピーナツ農家に生まれた。苦労を惜しまず、ちいさなことにも感謝する心を農作業で身につける。黒人差別に反対する母の背中を見て育った▼海軍で勤めたあと、ふるさとの家業を継ぐ。州知事を経て1977年ホワイトハウスへ。「ジミーってだれ」。全米では無名の存在だった。人種差別が激しかった深南部出身の大統領は南北戦争以来初である▼新鮮さが好感されたのは最初だけ。インフレやイランの米大使館人質事件やへの対応に苦しんだ。「弱腰」との批判を浴び、1期4年で大統領を退いた▼まだ56歳だった。失意のなか<引退を考えるには早すぎた>。どうするか。選んだのは人権と平和を守ること。94年に北朝鮮へ赴き、核危機の回避に尽くした。のちにノーベル平和賞を受賞し、「最も偉大な元大統領」と称賛される。農業、大統領を経験し、3番目の人生で輝く▼妻ロザリンさんを深く愛した。<彼女が微笑めば、小鳥たちは歌うのを忘れてしまう>。自作の詩に記した愛妻の隣で安らかに眠る。(北海道新聞・2025/01/10)
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