Jimmy Carter actually said...

I believe that the people of our country can rest assured that in the years to come, that our quality of life will never be abridged nor will it deteriorate.

Context

Swearing-In Ceremony Remarks at the Swearing In of the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality

03/10/1977

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