We are a heterogeneous party made up of Americans of diverse backgrounds.
BARBARA JORDANEducation remains the key to both economic and political empowerment.
More Barbara Jordan Quotes
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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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Today, I am an inquisitor. I shall not sit here and be an idle spectator to the diminution, the subversion, the destruction of the Constitution.
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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 get from the soil and spirit of Texas the feeling that I, as an individual, can accomplish whatever I want to, and that there are no limits, that you can just keep going, just keep soaring. I like that spirit.
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We believe that the people are the source of all governmental power; that the authority of the people is to be extended, not restricted.
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When do any of us ever do enough?
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If you’re going to play the game [politics] properly, you’d better know every rule.
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Do not call for black power or green power. Call for brain power.
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The Supreme Court has always been the last bastion of the protection of our freedoms.
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Things which matter cost money, and we’ve got to spend the money if we do not want to have generations of parasites rather than generations of productive citizens.
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We, as human beings, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves.
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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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We must not become the new puritans and reject our society. We must address and master the future together. It can be done if we restore the belief that we share a sense of national community, that we share a common national endeavor. It can be done.
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I never wanted to be run of the mill.
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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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