<h3 class="post-title subpt">"If anybody wants to adopt an issue that is challenging, unpredictable, exciting, adventurous and gratifying, and will stretch our hearts and minds and capabilities to the utmost, this is it." Jimmy Carter
Video highlights from The Elders' dialogue with students, activists and young entrepreneurs in Paris, April 2014.</h3><div class="quoteblock"><div class="quotetext"></div></div><p><a href="http://theelders.org/article/elders-climate-debate-view-twitter"><stron… out more about the debate</strong></a></p>
FEATURED ELDERS
Hina Jilani
Pioneering lawyer and pro-democracy campaigner; a leading activist in Pakistan's women's movement and international champion of human rights.
Jimmy Carter
Former President of the United States, Nobel Peace Laureate and veteran peace negotiator; dedicated to advancing peace, democracy and health worldwide.
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