On the recordMay 27, 2014
We cannot in good conscience maintain a system of indefinite detention in which individuals who have not been tried and convicted are held permanently.
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presidency.ucsb.edu“We cannot in good conscience maintain a system of indefinite detention in which individuals who have not been tried and convicted are held permanently.”
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