Quote by Jimmy Carter

There's no doubt that usually a president's public image is enhanced by going to war. That never did appeal to me.

There's no doubt that usually a president's public image is

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This quote suggests that the speaker acknowledges the tendency for a president's public persona to benefit from engaging in a military conflict. However, they express a personal disinterest or distaste for such an approach. It implies that the speaker does not see war as a means to enhance their own image and potentially values other qualities or strategies to evaluate a president's effectiveness.

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