Jimmy Carter actually said...

It's important for us to remember that education is the biggest single national investment in the United States.

Remarks at the Bill Signing Ceremony for the Department of Education Organization Act

10/16/1979

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We cannot abandon our older urban areas.

I recommend, therefore, that the Senate give early and favorable consideration to the Protocol and advise and consent to its ratification.

Real output has grown at an average rate of 3 percent per year since I took office, and employment has grown by 10 percent.