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If we promise as public officials, we must deliver. If we as public officials propose, we must produce.

Barbara Jordan

The imperative is to define what is right and do it.
BARBARA JORDAN

Character Inspirational
Just remember the world is not a playground but a schoolroom. Life is not a holiday but an education. One eternal lesson for us all: to teach us how better we should love.
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Education Holiday Inspirational Life
Life is too large to hang out a sign: ‘For Men Only.
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Hanging Life Men Out
If you are dissatisfied with they way things are, then you have got to resolve to change them.
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Change Dissatisfied Resolve Way
Education remains the key to both economic and political empowerment.
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Education Keys Political
Justice of right is always to take precedence over might.
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Justice Peace Ubuntu
I never wanted to be run of the mill.
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Mills Running Wanted
I have confidence that we can form this kind of national community.
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Community Form Kind
One thing is very clear: Illegal immigrants are not entitled to benefits.
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Benefits Illegal Immigration
We cannot improve on the system of government handed down to us by the founders of the Republic. There is no way to improve upon that. But what we can do is to find new ways to implement that system and realize our destiny.
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Destiny Government Republic
But this is the great danger America faces. That we will cease to be one nation and become instead a collection of interest groups: city against suburb, region against region, individual against individual. Each seeking to satisfy private wants.
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America Cities Groups
The earth is bread we take and eat.
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Bread Earth Eat Take
Our concept of governing is derived from our view of people. It is a concept deeply rooted in a set of beliefs firmly etched in the national conscience, of all of us.
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Belief People View
We are a heterogeneous party made up of Americans of diverse backgrounds.
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Backgrounds Made Party
We call ourselves public servants but I’ll tell you this: we as public servants must set an example for the rest of the nation. It is hypocritical for the public official to admonish and exhort the people to uphold the common good.
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Example People Sea
More is required of public officials than slogans and handshakes and press releases. More is required. We must hold ourselves strictly accountable. We must provide the people with a vision of the future.
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Future Government Inspirational

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