On the recordMay 13, 1976
The purpose of America's mighty arsenal is not to terrify the weak, to provoke armed confrontation, or to lay claim to that which is not ours.
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presidency.ucsb.eduGerald Ford: “The purpose of America's mighty arsenal is not to terrify the weak, to provoke armed confrontation, or to lay claim to…”
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Remarks at a Rally in Johnson City, Tennessee
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