Riots were also the most virulent symptoms to date of another, and in some ways graver, national disorder - the decline in respect for public authority and the rule of law in America. Far from being a great society, our is becoming a lawless society. (Richard Nixon)

Riots were also the most virulent symptoms to date of another, and in some ways graver, national disorder - the decline in respect for public authority and the rule of law in America. Far from being a great society, our is becoming a lawless society.

Richard Nixon

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