George H.W. Bush

I'm confident that we will have the support of the American people on this issue.

I appoint Mark O. Hatfield to the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution.

You see these kids, and you want to try harder.

Take a fresh approach to interdiction.

We will stop the flow of chemicals from the United States used to process drugs.

Here the rules have changed: If you sell drugs, you will be caught.

Every school, college, and university, and every workplace must adopt tough but fair policies about drug use by students and employees.

Americans have a right to safety in and around their homes.

Let me tell you straight out -- everyone who uses drugs, everyone who sells drugs, and everyone who looks the other way.

All of us agree that the gravest domestic threat facing our nation today is drugs.

To be strong and efficient, our strategy needs these funds.

Together as a people we can save these kids.

Improve the quality of research, information, and technological capabilities available for drug control efforts.

Turn on the evening news or pick up the morning paper and you'll see what some Americans know just by stepping out their front door: Our most serious problem today is cocaine, and in particular, crack.

Hold users, whether casual or heavy users, accountable for their actions.

This stuff is poison.

I do hereby proclaim September 13, 1989, as Uncle Sam Day and call upon the people of the United States to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

There's no question but that drugs are the quicksand of our entire society.

The strategy emphasizes the principle of user accountability.

The strategy calls for a vigorous program to eradicate domestically grown marijuana.

We must expand drug-free workplace policies in the private sector.

We must be in the forefront in helping solve this problem.

Take a fresh approach to interdiction and target key individuals and high-value shipments.

We need to hold users, whether casual or heavy users, accountable for their actions.

Community-level prevention of drug use before it starts is crucial.