Ronald Reagan actually said...

I felt it was necessary to let them know we were looking at them realistically.

Interview With Morton Kondracke and Richard H. Smith of Newsweek Magazine

03/03/1985

More Ronald Reagan Quotes

The permanent way to end the drug menace is to deny the drug pusher his market.

Drugs kill and maim and finance the criminal underground.

It's up to us to remind young Americans that the first step in democratic involvement is voting.

It will permanently impair the Government's ability to attract and retain high quality individuals for the public service.