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Ronald Reagan: “The American people want their government to get tough and to go on the offensive.”

On the recordOctober 26, 1986
The American people want their government to get tough and to go on the offensive.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Remarks on Signing the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986

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