Jimmy Carter actually said...

"This is one of the most important pieces of legislation to have passed the Congress of the United States, I would say, in a century."

"Today we can rightfully claim that we have a conscious national policy for dealing with the energy problems of the present and also to help us deal with them in the future."

"The greatness of our Nation has been proven, and the future greatness of our Nation is more assured than before this legislation was passed."

"I think it's a vindication of our system of democratic government."