How we cite our quotes: (Paragraph)
Quote #4
For the first time in the history of our country a majority of our people believe that the next 5 years will be worse than the past 5 years. (32)
Carter cites some big time evidence for what he feels are a lack of trust in the tried and true principles of hard work, bright futures and the American way.
Quote #5
Two-thirds of our people do not even vote. The productivity of American workers is actually dropping, and the willingness of Americans to save for the future has fallen below that of all other people in the Western world. (32)
Like Ivan Drago in Rocky IV, Carter throws some punches toward the American people and what he considers a declining moral landscape.