Jimmy Carter actually said...

I feel it is binding on me to carry those commitments out.

Interview With the President Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session With a Group of Publishers, Editors, and Broadcasters.

05/19/1977

More Jimmy Carter Quotes

We live in the greatest nation on Earth, but quite often we get so bogged down.

I will not permit the oil companies to hold back on production.

Every act of energy conservation like this is more than just common sense--I tell you it is an act of patriotism.

The big-shots are not the only ones who are important.