"Of course, as a German, I wouldn't like to tell the American people how to handle their criminal justice."

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I think that we are in a position to continue to make progress, but it's gonna require us to both recognize what the problems are, also recognize the progress we've made. Last point I'd make on this, since we're on criminal justice: During the course of my presidency crime has been the lowest it's been probably since the '60s.

— Barack Obama