[It is] one of the most complex and emotional issues of out time.
BARBARA JORDANWe 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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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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The imperative is to define what is right and do it.
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We, as human beings, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves.
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The Supreme Court has always been the last bastion of the protection of our freedoms.
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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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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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I think it no accident that most of those emigrating to America in the 19th century identified with the Democratic Party. We are a heterogeneous party made up of Americans of diverse backgrounds.
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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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More is required of public officials than slogans and handshakes and press releases. More is required. We must hold ourselves strictly accountable. We must provide the people with a vision of the future.
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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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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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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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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.
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Let us heed the voice of the people and recognize their common sense. If we do not, we not only blaspheme our political heritage, we ignore the common ties that bind all Americans.
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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 a privilege to serve people, a privilege that must be earned, and once earned, there is an obligation to do something good with it.
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We must have an economy that does not force the migrant worker’s child to miss school in order to earn…just so the family can eat. That is the moral bankruptcy that trickle-down economics is all about.
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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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The earth is bread we take and eat.
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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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A government is invigorated when each of us is willing to participate in shaping the future of this nation.
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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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We are a heterogeneous party made up of Americans of diverse backgrounds.
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I never wanted to be run of the mill.
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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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