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Ronald Reagan: Lenient judges are only lenient on crooks; they're very hard on society.

On the recordMarch 4, 1984
Lenient judges are only lenient on crooks; they're very hard on society.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at the Annual Conference of the National League of Cities

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