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Richard Nixon: We shall become a genuinely just society only by 'playing the game according to the rules' and, when the rules become…

On the recordMarch 10, 1971
We shall become a genuinely just society only by 'playing the game according to the rules' and, when the rules become outdated or are shown to be unfair, by lawfully and peaceably changing those rules.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at the Opening Session of the National Conference on the Judiciary in Williamsburg, Virginia.

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