Gerald Ford actually said...

We are going to see to it that the criminal element in this country goes into prison and the victims of crime are protected.

Remarks to Long Island Labor and Business Leaders in Hempstead, New York

10/30/1976

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I think the American people are more knowledgeable, more sophisticated.

But I believe the United States must now make a major effort because it is the right thing to do.

I don't expect the campaign on behalf of President Ford to run into a dry gulch.

I decided a long time ago... that the principal responsibility I had was that of being President of the United States.