Jimmy Carter actually said...

"It is hard to know exactly what that question means."

"I think that sort of personal attitude—environment—within which I live helps me to do a better job in dealing with the transient and quite often controversial decisions that have to be made in politic..."

"I would like to see more openness in government, an absence of secrecy, an accountability of public officials for their performance."

"The United States should do as much as possible to avoid general revenue contributions to the Social Security fund."