A government is invigorated when each of us is willing to participate in shaping the future of this nation.
BARBARA JORDANThe stakes … are too high for government to be a spectator sport.
More Barbara Jordan Quotes
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If youre going to play the game properly, youd better know every rule.
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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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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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The earth is bread we take and eat.
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I have faith in young people because I know the strongest emotions which prevail are those of love and caring and belief and tolerance.
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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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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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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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Education remains the key to both economic and political empowerment.
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When do any of us ever do enough?
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I never wanted to be run of the mill.
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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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Life is too large to hang out a sign: ‘For Men Only.
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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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