A simple and a proper function of government is just to make it easy…

A simple and a proper function of government is just to make it easy for us to do good and difficult for us to do wrong.

Jimmy Carter

1976

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Carter, Jimmy. Acceptance address. Democratic National Convention. 15 July 1976, Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA.

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