Political Quotes

Jimmy Carter: Every act of energy conservation like this is more than just common sense--I tell you it is an act of patriotism.

On the recordJuly 14, 1979
Every act of energy conservation like this is more than just common sense--I tell you it is an act of patriotism.
Said by
Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

Editor's note · Context

Address to the Nation on Energy and National Goals: 'The Malaise Speech'

Share

More from Jimmy Carter

Sep 14, 2009

An overwhelming portion of the intensely demonstrated animosity toward President Barack Obama is based on the fact that he is a black man.

transcripts.cnn.com
Jan 4, 2022

Without immediate action, we are at genuine risk of civil conflict and losing our precious democracy.

transcripts.cnn.com
Nov 29, 2006

The title was very carefully chosen by me. And the first word is the most important. It's Palestine. The land of the Palestinians. It doesn't refer to Israel at all.

transcripts.cnn.com
Sep 15, 2009

But, when a radical fringe element of demonstrators and others begin to attack the president of the United States of America as an animal, or as a reincarnation of Adolf Hitler, or when they wave signs in the air that said we should have…

transcripts.cnn.com

Other voices in this conversation