I have faith in young people because I know the strongest emotions which prevail are those of love and caring and belief and tolerance.
BARBARA JORDANJustice of right is always to take precedence over might.
More Barbara Jordan Quotes
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Let there be no illusions about the difficulty of forming this kind of a national community. It’s tough, difficult, not easy. But a spirit of harmony will survive in America only if each of us remembers that we share a common destiny.
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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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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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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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[It is] one of the most complex and emotional issues of out time.
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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.
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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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When do any of us ever do enough?
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I never intended to be a run-of-the-mill person.
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Justice of right is always to take precedence over might.
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We are a people in a quandary about the present. We are a people in search of our future. We are a people in search of a national community.
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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.
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Education remains the key to both economic and political empowerment.
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We have a positive vision of the future founded on the belief that the gap between the promise and reality of America can one day be finally closed. We believe that.
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