Jimmy Carter actually said...

We Democrats have never been neutral about liberty and we Democrats will never waver in our duty to keep America strong and able to meet any challenge, and you can depend on that.

Context

Address at the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco, California

07/15/1984

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