Jimmy Carter actually said...

We came to the greatest nation on Earth, because we saw an opportunity here not only for freedom but for the accommodation of change.

Remarks at a Carter/Mondale Fundraising Dinner in Cleveland, Ohio

05/28/1980

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It's a distinct honor for me to be here, to recognize this remarkable group of Americans.

I agree with their advice.

I urge the Senate to act favorably on this Amendment at an early date.

Their victory is a double one, one in art and the other one in life.