I've read this fascinating speech in it's entirety, but a few small passages leapt out at me, in relation to where the US stands in relation to the rest of the world, especially this:

``War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn to live together in peace by killing each other's children.''

I was reminded how important it is to remember that no matter how morally justified we feel we are in the wake of the 9/11 attacks, the military response is still evil, just as Carter says.