Ronald Reagan actually said...

I believe that the birth of this Commission can serve as another milestone in our long struggle as a nation to assure that individuals are judged on the basis of their abilities, irrespective of race, sex, color, national origin, or handicap.

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Statement on Signing the United States Commission on Civil Rights Act of 1983

11/29/1983

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