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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Aug 23, 1976

I think that would be a simplistic approach, and I think that would be creating a false hope among people.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Aug 23, 1976

Whatever the price and whatever the pressures, the President must insist on a national defense posture that is lean and muscular and flexible.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Aug 23, 1976

The distribution of health care is grossly unfair, inequitable and the emphasis on prevention of diseases is much less than it was 40 or 45 years ago.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Aug 23, 1976

I believe that the government ought to be open, and that those locked doors ought to be broken down.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Aug 23, 1976

Presidents, governors, and Members of Congress can't decide what kind of educational programs a young person is going to choose.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Aug 23, 1976

I would probably continue the annual prayer breakfast which has become historically accepted.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Aug 23, 1976

I see no reason why government should not be honest when the American people are honest.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Aug 23, 1976

Congress as a body suffers in public opinion polls because there is no clear voice to defend congressional action.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Aug 23, 1976

I think it's mandatory that the government leaders prepare to meet the desire on the part of the students to get a more practical education during their formative years.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Aug 23, 1976

I believe we need to address the needs of veterans, especially of Vietnam veterans, with sympathetic and active leadership.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Aug 23, 1976

I believe that Presidents Nixon and Ford both have perhaps deliberately severed the normal relationships with Congress.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Aug 23, 1976

I have to admit that my own opinion is that the shift has not been ill-advised.

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