Political Quotes

Jimmy Carter: I chose a military career not because I loved war, but because I knew that a strong, well-trained, dedicated, and…

On the recordOctober 8, 1980
I chose a military career not because I loved war, but because I knew that a strong, well-trained, dedicated, and prepared military was the surest way to keep the peace.
Said by
Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

Editor's note · Context

Nashville, Tennessee Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session at a Townhall Meeting.

Share

More from Jimmy Carter

Nov 29, 2006

I hope that this book, which is -- has a provocative title, but I don't consider provocative to be a bad word.

transcripts.cnn.com
Nov 29, 2006

But inside Palestine, outside of Israel, where the Israelis occupying forces are there, the persecution and deprivation of the Palestinians is horrendous.

transcripts.cnn.com
Jun 3, 2008

If you take that 50 percent who just don't want to vote for Clinton and add it to whatever element there might be who don't think Obama is white enough or old enough or experienced enough or because he has got a middle name that sounds…

transcripts.cnn.com
Dec 16, 2014

Well, the agreement is not supposed to help the Cuban dictators and it doesn't. But the agreement does it helps both the Cuban people and the American people in the long-term.

transcripts.cnn.com

Other voices in this conversation