Jimmy Carter actually said...

He made our nation stronger because he made it better.

Presidential Medal of Freedom Remarks on Presenting the Medal to Dr. Jonas E. Salk and to Martin Luther King, Jr.

07/10/1977

More Jimmy Carter Quotes

The strength of our nation is derived from the diversity and resilience of its people.

He will be a credit to the FBI, this administration, and the country.

My admiration for him is shared by those who have disagreed as well as agreed with his many difficult decisions from the bench.

I am proud to nominate Frank M. Johnson, Jr., as Director of the FBI.