President Carter called (c.) the energy crisis "the moral equivalent of war".
The Moral Equivalent of War speech was delivered by Jimmy Carter in 1977. In the speech, he argued that it was necessary to work hard to reduce the dependence of the United States on oil imports. In that way, Carter gave some recommendations related to energy in order to prevent a national catastrophe. Moreover, he took the phrase "the moral equivalent of war" from a speech the famous philosopher William James had delivered at the beginning of the 20th century.