Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "President Jimmy Carter's Moral Equivalent of War Speech was a speech in which United States President Jimmy Carter addressed the United States on April 18, 1977.It is remembered as the speech where he compared the energy crisis with the \"moral equivalent of war\".Carter gave 10 principles for the plan, but did not list specific actions. He said the goal was to reduce dependence on oil imports and \"Cut in half the portion of United States oil which is imported, from a potential level of 16 million barrels to six million barrels a day.\"The phrase has become so well known, it is referenced in literature and even used as the title of a book chapter.Carter used the phrase \"moral equivalent of war\" from the classic essay \"The Moral Equivalent of War\" derived from the speech given by American psychologist and philosopher William James, delivered at Stanford University in 1906, and subsequent book, published in 1910, in which \"James considered one of the classic problems of politics: how to sustain political unity and civic virtue in the absence of war or a credible threat...\" and \"...sounds a rallying cry for service in the interests of the individual and the nation.\" Ideas mirrored in much of Carter's philosophy.In the news media, and following neither congressional action nor public mobilization, Carter's \"Moral Equivalent of War\" speech and his energy recommendations became known by its biting acronym, MEOW."@en }
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- Moral_Equivalent_of_War_speech_(Carter) abstract "President Jimmy Carter's Moral Equivalent of War Speech was a speech in which United States President Jimmy Carter addressed the United States on April 18, 1977.It is remembered as the speech where he compared the energy crisis with the \"moral equivalent of war\".Carter gave 10 principles for the plan, but did not list specific actions. He said the goal was to reduce dependence on oil imports and \"Cut in half the portion of United States oil which is imported, from a potential level of 16 million barrels to six million barrels a day.\"The phrase has become so well known, it is referenced in literature and even used as the title of a book chapter.Carter used the phrase \"moral equivalent of war\" from the classic essay \"The Moral Equivalent of War\" derived from the speech given by American psychologist and philosopher William James, delivered at Stanford University in 1906, and subsequent book, published in 1910, in which \"James considered one of the classic problems of politics: how to sustain political unity and civic virtue in the absence of war or a credible threat...\" and \"...sounds a rallying cry for service in the interests of the individual and the nation.\" Ideas mirrored in much of Carter's philosophy.In the news media, and following neither congressional action nor public mobilization, Carter's \"Moral Equivalent of War\" speech and his energy recommendations became known by its biting acronym, MEOW.".