On the recordMay 2, 1988
To deny any individual access to higher education when it has been won on the basis of merit is a repudiation of everything America stands for.
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presidency.ucsb.eduTo deny any individual access to higher education when it has been won on the basis of merit is a repudiation of everything America stands for.
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