Political Quotes

On the recordJune 8, 1996
We simply cannot jail our way out of America's crime problem.
Said by
Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks in a Roundtable Discussion on Juvenile Crime in Las Vegas, Nevada

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