On the recordAugust 5, 1977
The welfare system is too hopeless to be cured by minor modifications; we must make a complete and clean break with the past.
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presidency.ucsb.eduThe welfare system is too hopeless to be cured by minor modifications; we must make a complete and clean break with the past.
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