CitationContextSource LinkCitation “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, 39th President of the United States “Our Nation’s Past and Future” (15 July 1976) Presidential candidacy acceptance speech, Democratic National Convention, Madison Square Garden, New York, NY; transcript online via The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library & Museum, ‘Acceptance Speech,' www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov  Context Extended excerpt [Presidential candidate nomination acceptance speech]: “It is time for our government leaders to respect the law no less than the humblest citizen, so that we can end once and for all a double standard of justice. A