Jimmy Carter actually said...

It is inconceivable that the Congress would allow the Panama Canal to be closed even for a short time.

Panama Canal Treaties; White House Statement on Disapproval of Implementing Legislation by the House of Representatives.

09/19/1979

More Jimmy Carter Quotes

The great democracies are not free because we are strong and prosperous.

To let this opportunity pass could mean disaster not only for the Middle East but, perhaps, for the international political and economic ord...

I know it will not be easy to reach agreements.

The time has come for the principle of majority rule to be the basis for political order.