For our immigration policy to make sense, it is necessary to make distinctions between those who obey the law, and those who violate it.
BARBARA JORDANIn 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.
More Barbara Jordan Quotes
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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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When do any of us ever do enough?
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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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“We, the people.” It is a very elegant beginning. But when that document was completed on the 17th of September in 1787, I was not included in that “We, the people.”
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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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If youre going to play the game properly, youd better know every rule.
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If you’re going to play the game [politics] properly, you’d better know every rule.
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The majority of the American people still believe that every single individual in this country is entitled to just as much respect, just as much dignity, as every other individual.
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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 are a people trying not only to solve the problems of the present: unemployment, inflation… but we are attempting on a larger scale to fulfill the promise of America.
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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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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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We, as human beings, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves.
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We can certainly defuse the intensity of the anti-immigrant feeling if we can bring some reality to the discussion by showing that they are not using that many resources.
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The Supreme Court has always been the last bastion of the protection of our freedoms.
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