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George H.W. Bush: “When our efforts, however well intentioned, result in quotas, equal opportunity is not advanced but thwarted.”

On the recordOctober 21, 1990
When our efforts, however well intentioned, result in quotas, equal opportunity is not advanced but thwarted.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Message to the Senate Returning Without Approval the Civil Rights Act of 1990

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