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.
BARBARA JORDANJustice of right is always to take precedence over might.
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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 stakes … are too high for government to be a spectator sport.
BARBARA JORDANThe stakes … are too high for government to be a spectator sport.
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It is both a right and a responsibility of a democratic society to manage immigration so that it serves the national interest.
BARBARA JORDANIt is both a right and a responsibility of a democratic society to manage immigration so that it serves the national interest.
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The imperative is to define what is right and do it.
BARBARA JORDANThe imperative is to define what is right and do it.
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If you are dissatisfied with they way things are, then you have got to resolve to change them.
BARBARA JORDANIf you are dissatisfied with they way things are, then you have got to resolve to change them.
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The earth is bread we take and eat.
BARBARA JORDANThe earth is bread we take and eat.
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Justice of right is always to take precedence over might.
BARBARA JORDANJustice of right is always to take precedence over might.
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I have confidence that we can form this kind of national community.
BARBARA JORDANI have confidence that we can form this kind of national community.
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What we have to do is strike a balance between the idea that government should do everything and the idea, the belief, that government ought to do nothing. Strike a balance.
BARBARA JORDANWhat we have to do is strike a balance between the idea that government should do everything and the idea, the belief, that government ought to do nothing. Strike a balance.
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When do any of us ever do enough?
BARBARA JORDANWhen do any of us ever do enough?
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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.
BARBARA JORDANI 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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We, as human beings, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves.
BARBARA JORDANWe, as human beings, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves.
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We are a party of innovation. We do not reject our traditions, but we are willing to adapt to changing circumstances, when change we must. We are willing to suffer the discomfort of change in order to achieve a better future.
BARBARA JORDANWe are a party of innovation. We do not reject our traditions, but we are willing to adapt to changing circumstances, when change we must. We are willing to suffer the discomfort of change in order to achieve a better future.
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If youre going to play the game properly, youd better know every rule.
BARBARA JORDANIf youre going to play the game properly, youd better know every rule.
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We are a people trying not only to solve the problems of the present: unemployment, inflation… but we are attempting on a larger scale to fulfill the promise of America.
BARBARA JORDANWe are a people trying not only to solve the problems of the present: unemployment, inflation… but we are attempting on a larger scale to fulfill the promise of America.
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A nation is formed by the willingness of each of us to share in the responsibility for upholding the common good.
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