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Jay Dickey: “I understand you are saying I am heartless, and you know better than that. What I am trying to say, what I want the…”

On the recordMay 1, 1996
I understand you are saying I am heartless, and you know better than that. What I am trying to say, what I want the question to be answered is, why not encourage these people to improve rather than to say this minimum is the maximum? Why not do that? Why not give them a role model that means achievement and improvement?
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Jay Dickey
Arkansas

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Addressing the need for encouraging improvement rather than accepting minimum standards.

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