Famous Quotes | A strong nation, like a strong...

A strong nation, like a strong person, can afford to be gentle, firm, thoughtful, and restrained. It can afford to extend a helping hand to others. It’s a weak nation, like a weak person, that must behave with bluster and boasting and rashness and other signs of insecurity. - Jimmy Carter (James Earl Carter, Jr.)
Attribution: Jimmy Carter (James Earl Carter, Jr.) (b. 1924), U.S. Democratic politician, president. speech, Oct. 14, 1976, New York City.

Categories: Democratic Politician, Nations, President

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