"Today, I offer the Commonwealth's sincere apology for Virginia's participation in eugenics. We must remember the Commonwealth's past mistakes in order to prevent them from recurring."
— Virginia

January 1, 1970

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Mark Warner, as quoted in "Virginia apologises for eugenics policy" (3 May 2002), BBC News, United Kingdom: British Broadcasting Corporation