We must exchange the philosophy of excuse – what I am is beyond my control for the philosophy of responsibility.
BARBARA JORDANWe must exchange the philosophy of excuse – what I am is beyond my control for the philosophy of responsibility.
BARBARA JORDANLife is too large to hang out a sign: ‘For Men Only.
BARBARA JORDANI get from the soil and spirit of Texas the feeling that I, as an individual, can accomplish whatever I want to, and that there are no limits, that you can just keep going, just keep soaring. I like that spirit.
BARBARA JORDANIf we promise as public officials, we must deliver. If we as public officials propose, we must produce.
BARBARA JORDANThe Supreme Court has always been the last bastion of the protection of our freedoms.
BARBARA JORDANI never wanted to be run of the mill.
BARBARA JORDANWe, as human beings, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves.
BARBARA JORDANLet each person do his or her part. If one citizen is unwilling to participate, all of us are going to suffer. For the American idea, though it is shared by all of us, is realized in each one of us.
BARBARA JORDANI 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.
BARBARA JORDANEducation remains the key to both economic and political empowerment.
BARBARA JORDAN…for the system to be credible, people actually have to be deported at the end of the process.
BARBARA JORDANThere 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.
BARBARA JORDANThroughout 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.
BARBARA JORDAN[It is] one of the most complex and emotional issues of out time.
BARBARA JORDANIt is reason, and not passion, which must guide our deliberations, guide our debate, and guide our decision.
BARBARA JORDANIf youre going to play the game properly, youd better know every rule.
BARBARA JORDAN