Jimmy Carter actually said...

"I know what it means to be at sea for weeks and for months, both when our Nation was at war and also when our Nation was at peace."

"The clear knowledge of American military strength is the surest guarantee that when your presence was felt, stability prevailed, and the hostages were indeed protected in their lives."

"There can be no preservation of peace, there can be no maintenance of American strength, without patriotism and without sacrifice."

"My tribute on behalf of a nation to eight brave men who gave their lives in a lonely desert in Iran in the highest possible service that one human being can offer to another."