Because we are free we can never be indifferent to the fate of freedom elsewhere. Our moral sense dictates a clearcut preference for these societies which share with us an abiding respect for individual human rights. We do not seek to intimidate, but it is clear that a world which others can dominate with impunity would be inhospitable to decency and a threat to the well-being of all people.
Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Jimmy Carter, 1977: (ed. Best Books on, 1977) - ISBN: 9781623767648