Jimmy Carter actually said...

"Every individual has the right to live with dignity and respect in a just society."

"I believe this to be an extremely important moment in the history of our Nation."

"I have talked personally this evening to Prime Minister Ohira [of Japan]."

"Normalization—and the expanded commercial and cultural relations that it will bring—will contribute to the well-being of our own Nation, to our own national interest, and it will also enhance the stab..."