Political Quotes

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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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Remarks on Signing the Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week Proclamation

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