On the recordSeptember 27, 1981
The truth is that today's criminals for the most part are not desperate people seeking bread for their families; crime is the way they've chosen to live.
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presidency.ucsb.eduRonald Reagan: “The truth is that today's criminals for the most part are not desperate people seeking bread for their families; crime…”
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Remarks in New Orleans, Louisiana, at the Annual Meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police
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