The imperative is to define what is right and do it.
BARBARA JORDANI felt somehow for many years that George Washington and Alexander Hamilton just left me out by mistake. But through the process of amendment, interpretation, and court decision, I have finally been included in ‘We, the people.’
More Barbara Jordan Quotes
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What the people want is very simple – they want an America as good as its promise.
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I never wanted to be run of the mill.
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Fairness is an across-the-board requirement for all our interactions with each other …Fairness treats everbody the same.
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A spirit of harmony can only survive if each of us remembers, when bitterness and self-interest seem to prevail, that we share a common destiny.
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When do any of us ever do enough?
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I have faith in young people because I know the strongest emotions which prevail are those of love and caring and belief and tolerance.
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[It is] one of the most complex and emotional issues of out time.
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If youre going to play the game properly, youd better know every rule.
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Credibility in immigration policy can be summed up in one sentence: Those who should get in, get in; those who should be kept out, are kept out; and those who should not be here will be required to leave.
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For our immigration policy to make sense, it is necessary to make distinctions between those who obey the law, and those who violate it.
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I live a day at a time. Each day I look for a kernel of excitement. In the morning, I say: ‘What is my exciting thing for today?’ Then, I do the day. Don’t ask me about tomorrow.
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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 remains the key to both economic and political empowerment.
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We want to be in control of our lives. Whether we are jungle fighters, craftsmen, company men, gamesmen, we want to be in control. And when the government erodes that control, we are not comfortable.
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We are a heterogeneous party made up of Americans of diverse backgrounds.
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