The Supreme Court has always been the last bastion of the protection of our freedoms.
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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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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Our concept of governing is derived from our view of people. It is a concept deeply rooted in a set of beliefs firmly etched in the national conscience, of all of us.
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Let 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.
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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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A government is invigorated when each of us is willing to participate in shaping the future of this nation.
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The stakes … are too high for government to be a spectator sport.
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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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I never intended to be a run-of-the-mill person.
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If youre going to play the game properly, youd better know every rule.
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The earth is bread we take and eat.
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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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When do any of us ever do enough?
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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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If we promise as public officials, we must deliver. If we as public officials propose, we must produce.
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We want to be in control of our lives. Whether we are jungle fighters, craftsmen, company men, gamesmen, we want to be in control. And when the government erodes that control, we are not comfortable.
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