Jimmy Carter actually said...

"I hereby designate the week beginning July 15, 1979, as Captive Nations Week."

"Americans now, as at all times in our history, remain steadfast in our belief that liberty and national independence are among the universal birthrights of mankind."

"We will do whatever is necessary to see that those truckers who want to work are not threatened by either violence or intimidation."

"Today I am proposing legislation that will reduce the redtape and the excess regulations that have strangled and straitjacketed the trucking industry of America for the last 40 years."