[It is] one of the most complex and emotional issues of out time.
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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.
More Barbara Jordan Quotes
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[It is] one of the most complex and emotional issues of out time.
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The earth is bread we take and eat.
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Life is too large to hang out a sign: ‘For Men Only.
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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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One thing is very clear: Illegal immigrants are not entitled to benefits.
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If the society today allows wrongs to go unchallenged, the impression is created that those wrongs have the approval of the majority.
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The Supreme Court has always been the last bastion of the protection of our freedoms.
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There is no executive order; there is no law that can require the American people to form a national community. This we must do as individuals and if we do it as individuals, there is no President of the United States who can veto that decision.
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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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I never intended to be a run-of-the-mill person.
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Even as I stand here and admit that we have made mistakes I still believe that as the people of America sit in judgment on each party, they will recognize that our mistakes were mistakes of the heart. They’ll recognize that.
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The imperative is to define what is right and do it.
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When do any of us ever do enough?
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