Jimmy Carter actually said...

I might address quickly this settlements issue, because it is a very serious difference between myself and Prime Minister Begin.

White House Briefing on Administration Policies Remarks to a Group of Civic and Community Leaders From New York

03/10/1980

More Jimmy Carter Quotes

I've never doubted the long-range policy or the long-range ambitions of the Soviet Union.

We want a stable and independent Iran, and we want a secure Iran.

No. Neither I nor the American people would support the sending of an American team to Moscow with Soviet invasion troops in Afghanistan.

I would not favor the sending of an American Olympic team to Moscow while the Soviet invasion troops are in Afghanistan.