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On the recordSeptember 22, 1980
The best guarantee of peace for ourselves, for the Middle East, for our other allies and friends is to keep our Nation militarily strong.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Portland, Oregon Remarks at a Democratic National Committee Fundraising Reception.

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