07/12/1984
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"They are entitled to better treatment, and it is time to do something about it."
"We're not—I'm not participating, are discussions that are exploring every avenue of what can be a package."
"We cannot afford for law-abiding Americans to lose that faith."
"I urge all other elected and appointed officials to join in this effort to make our justice system more helpful to those for whom it was designed to protect."