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"I honestly believe -- and you may not like my answer -- that one of the best ways to cut down on crime is to cut down on unemployment...your own son, if out on the street and unable to find work, might turn to crime."

The New York Times Magazine

December 14, 1975

The proposed legislation to rewrite the Federal criminal code is a laudable effort, but "fell into the clutches of Ehrilichman, Haldeman, Mitchell and Nixon." Carter declared. The result is that it would intrude on citizens' privacy and increase government secrecy, he claimed.

Carter said he would advocate criminal law revision, but in a form that would guard personal privacy and open up the government to more public scrutiny.

The IndiananpolisIndianapolis [sic] Star

April 7, 1976