Political Quotes

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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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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

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