US Presidency
1993

We have a drug czar now in Lee Brown, who was the police chief of Atlanta, of ' Houston, of New York, who understands these things. And when the Congress comes back next year, we will be moving forward on that. We need this crime bill now. We ought to give it to the American people for Christmas. And we need to move forward on all these other fronts. But I say to you, my fellow Americans, we need some other things as well. I do not believe we can repair the basic fabric of society until people who are willing to work have work. Work organizes life. It gives structure and discipline to life. It gives meaning and self esteem to people who are parents. It gives a role model to children. The famous African-American sociologist William Julius Wilson has written a stunning book called The Truly Disadvantaged in which he chronicles in breathtaking terms how the inner cities of our country have crumbled as work has disappeared.