09/29/1976
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"I proposed to the Congress that we make it a mandatory certain penalty for anybody who commits a crime while in the possession of a firearm."
"I think that makes much more sense than having Federal bureaucrats in Washington in 26 different cases telling the people in Indianapolis how to spend their money."
"One of the most important reasons for our economic success in recent months has been the contribution of what Earl Butz calls the miracle man of the 20th century, the American farmer."
"If I were a college student graduating in 1976, I would be a supporter of the political party that has given to this country an opportunity in our economic system to have job opportunities."