Jimmy Carter actually said...

"By signing H.R. 2502, I am only accepting Congress judgment that the special circumstances surrounding these leases require a 4-year extension."

"This tax would be earmarked for highway construction and maintenance and for mass transit."

"I think it would be a mistake...to condemn Mr. Begin about this action."

"This is a present from a small distant world, a token of our sounds, our science, our images, our music, our thoughts, and our feelings."