Jimmy Carter

I think that many things could be different.

I have nothing against the Europeans making their own decisions.

I will try to win over the world of business to our point of view.

The most profitable investment is in people, and that is the rule I will follow if I become your President.

Good government is the art of doing what is right, and that is far more difficult.

An occasional veto may be justified, if legislation is poorly drafted or ill-considered, but 53 vetoes in two years demonstrate a negativism, a dormancy, and a fear of action that can only be harmful to this country.

I want to share some of those thoughts with you today, and I want to say at the outset that my mood is one of confidence and optimism.

I think the basic issue in this campaign is going to be whether we want government that looks confidently to the future, or government that clings fearfully to the past.

We want to believe once again that our national leaders are honorable and competent and deserving of our trust.

I have no desire whatsoever to dominate any European nation or Europe as a whole.

It is asking us what kind of America we want.

This is one of those elections, as in 1932 and 1960, when we have a chance to break with the past and make a fresh start in our national affairs.

I believe those men and women, in Congress are a great deal closer to the national mood than Mr. Ford has shown himself to be.

I expect, from the Soviets, better cooperation in order to obtain a balanced reduction of forces in Europe.

I think our government has a responsibility to help those people get back to work.

We ought to think about those federal programs in human terms.

One last point that I have made often is to try to place an emphasis on strengthening the family structure.

We need to deal with the working poor.

Our society ought not to back off from our commitment to the integration of our educational system.

Those who cannot work full-time ought to be treated with respect, with compassion, with understanding.

Any improvement in the quality of services or level of services had to be combined with the reorganization of the structure of government.

The first priority should be within the present limits of our federal budget.

The most prevalent attitude that hurts the welfare system is the belief on the part of the taxpayers that their money is wasted.

People are better off if they have fruitful employment for themselves—work.

The best way to approach this broad subject is to consider it as an entity.