Be not so bigoted to any custom as to worship it at the expense of truth. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The first casualty of war is truth, and the war on drugs is no different” — Dominic Milton Trott Copy Share Image
If you want to fight a war on drugs, sit down at your own kitchen table and talk to your own children. — Barry McCaffrey Copy Share Image
We know nothing of what will happen in future, but by the analogy of experience. — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Right here, in this same headquarters, 52 years ago, the Convention that gave the birth certificate to the war on drugs was approved — Juan Manuel Santos Copy Share Image
You have to understand that we've had more than 40 years now of massively financed propaganda called the 'War on Drugs'. — Graham Hancock Copy Share Image
“War on Drugs...will only be won when we point our thumbs at ourselves and ask the hard question: “How am I contributing… — David W Earle Copy Share Image
The war on drugs is identical to the prohibition of alcohol: all you're doing is making criminals rich and powerful. — Jesse Ventura Copy Share Image
Records told the same tale, then the lie passed into history and became truth. — George Orwell Copy Share Image
States began to realize how much money they were spending on incarceration and how much money they were spending fighting this ludicrous… — Ayelet Waldman Copy Share Image
More is spent in a single month [in the U.S.] fighting the war on drugs than all monies ever expended domestically or… — Mira Sorvino Copy Share Image
In the 1920s, we thought the problems associated with alcohol could be solved by police and jails. Prohibition taught us we were… — Rodney S. Quinn Copy Share Image
I think it is now widely understood that the so-called "War on Drugs" has largely been a failure. Too many people have… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
The war on drugs was an ideology the government came up with, and there never really was a war on drugs. I… — George Jung Copy Share Image
We're talking about a prison-industrial complex. We're talking about a war on drugs that's generating unprecedented levels of incarcerated folk. We're talking… — Cornel West Copy Share Image
We are a nation of many nationalities, many races, many religions-bound together by a single unity, the unity of freedom and equality.… — Franklin D. Roosevelt Copy Share Image
On what motivated Colorado voters: "Let's face it, the War on Drugs was a disaster. It may be well intentioned ... but… — John Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
There is a safe, nontoxic drug called naloxone that can instantly reverse opioid overdose and prevent most of these deaths. But the… — Maia Szalavitz Copy Share Image
The war on drugs was never meant to be won. Instead, it will be prolonged as long as possible in order to… — Terence McKenna Copy Share Image
“In another twenty to twenty- five years this plant will be legalized and taxed in the state of California—leaving countless ruined lives… — Paul Allih Copy Share Image
Our current prison state has the dual effect of getting rid of a superfluous population of basically unskilled workers (with a close… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“There has never been a 'war on drugs'! In our history we can only see an ongoing conflict amongst various drug users… — Sebastian Marincolo Copy Share Image
“The story is complicated and contradictory. Sometimes this proclaimed ‘war on drugs’ has followed shifts in military threats; at times it is… — Lintus Magnus Copy Share Image
Just plain logic says that the war on drugs does not work. It absolutely does not work. We have this highly addictive… — Graham Hancock Copy Share Image
“The line in the sand that Carter drew along Iran’s Zagros Mountains now stretches from Central Asia through the Middle East and… — Andrew J. Bacevich Copy Share Image
“At a time when the current and two former US presidents have admittedly indulged, as have politicians of all stripes from Al… — Jeffrey Dhywood Copy Share Image
“In the cloudy swirl of misleading ideas surrounding public discussion of addiction, there’s one that stands out: the misconception that drug taking… — Gabor Maté Copy Share Image
“So just take a look at the different prosecution rates and sentencing rules for ghetto drugs like crack and suburban drugs like… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“Human Rights Watch reported in 2000 that, in seven states, African Americans constitute 80 to 90 percent of all drug offenders sent… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
“The accession of not one but three illegal drug users in a row to the US presidency constitutes an existential challenge to… — Jeffrey Dhywood Copy Share Image
“The critical point is that thousands of people are swept into the criminal justice system every year pursuant to the drug war… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
“In truth, the U.S.-sponsored international “War on Drugs” is a war on poor people, most of them subsistence farmers caught in a… — Gabor Maté Copy Share Image
“Many people fear that decriminalization and the controlled dispensing of drugs will lead to widespread substance use among people who are now… — Gabor Maté Copy Share Image
Propaganda must not serve the truth, especially as it might bring out something favorable for the opponent. — Adolf Hitler Copy Share Image
While democracy must have its organizations and controls, its vital breath is individual liberty. — Charles Evans Hughes Copy Share Image
What was happening was the war on drugs. That was the primary culprit I could see that was getting in the way… — Eugene Jarecki Copy Share Image
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