Ronald Reagan: “We're rejecting the helpless attitude that drug use is so rampant that…”

On the recordJune 23, 1982

We're rejecting the helpless attitude that drug use is so rampant that we're defenseless to do anything about it.

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Republican · California

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Remarks on Signing Executive Order 12368, Concerning Federal Drug Abuse Policy Functions

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