Bill Clinton: “We don't have to choose between keeping safe and treating people…”

On the recordJune 8, 1999

We don't have to choose between keeping safe and treating people right, between enforcing the law and upholding civil rights.

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Democratic · Arkansas

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Opening Remarks at a Roundtable Discussion on Increasing Trust Between Communities and Law Enforcement Officers

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