Jimmy Carter actually said...

"A major step forward."

"This order also gives a great deal of additional responsibility to the Attorney General to make sure that the civil liberties and the privacy of American citizens is adequately protected."

"One of the most professional and competent organizations with which I have ever dealt has been the Intelligence Community."

"I strongly recommended early enactment of legislation to correct those provisions of current law that cause significant departures from the local prevailing rate principle."