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On the recordMarch 6, 1977
We understand very clearly in our own country--strong and powerful and secure--that security is important and is the essence of what Israel can expect from us and from the rest of the world.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Toasts of the President and Prime Minister at a Working Dinner for Prime Minister Rabin of Israel

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