Jimmy Carter said "The most important reason—the only reason—to ratify the treaties is that they are in the highest national interest of the United States." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJanuary 31, 1978

The most important reason—the only reason—to ratify the treaties is that they are in the highest national interest of the United States.

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Address to the Nation on the Panama Canal Treaties

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