Richard Nixon: “America experienced a crime wave that threatened to become uncontrollable.”

I have never been a quitter.

Mistakes, yes. But for personal gain, never.

It is regrettable that the Congress has seen fit to add to a bill of such importance to our national security a rider adversely affecting the constitutional separation of powers.

This legislation exceeds my budgetary recommendations by such a large amount--some $540 million--that it presents a clear and distinct threat to our fight against inflation and cannot be accepted.