The earth is bread we take and eat.
BARBARA JORDANOne thing is very clear: Illegal immigrants are not entitled to benefits.
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It is reason, and not passion, which must guide our deliberations, guide our debate, and guide our decision.
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What the people want is very simple – they want an America as good as its promise.
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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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Justice of right is always to take precedence over might.
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“We, the people.” It is a very elegant beginning. But when that document was completed on the 17th of September in 1787, I was not included in that “We, the people.”
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We, as human beings, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves.
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I believe that women have a capacity for understanding and compassion which a man structurally does not have, does not have it because he cannot have it. He’s just incapable of it.
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Throughout out history, when people have looked for new ways to solve their problems, and to uphold the principles of this nation, many times they have turned to political parties. They have often turned to the Democratic Party.
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In other times, I could stand here and give this kind of exposition on the beliefs of the Democratic Party and that would be enough. But today that is not enough. People want more.
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The Supreme Court has always been the last bastion of the protection of our freedoms.
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We are a heterogeneous party made up of Americans of diverse backgrounds.
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One thing is very clear: Illegal immigrants are not entitled to benefits.
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If youre going to play the game properly, youd better know every rule.
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Let’s all understand that these guiding principles cannot be discarded for short-term political gains. They represent what this country is all about. They are indigenous to the American idea. And these are principles which are not negotiable.
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…for the system to be credible, people actually have to be deported at the end of the process.
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