Jimmy Carter actually said...

"Recent events in Iran have been a vivid reminder of the need for a strong and united America."

"The most wasteful and self-defeating thing that we could do would be to start this necessary program, then alter it or cut it back after a year or two."

"Sustained American strength is the only possible basis for the wider, truly reciprocal detente which we seek with the Soviet Union."

"In the dangerous and uncertain world of today, the keystone of our national security is still military strength."