A nation is formed by the willingness of each of us to share in the responsibility for upholding the common good.
BARBARA JORDANWe believe that the people are the source of all governmental power; that the authority of the people is to be extended, not restricted.
More Barbara Jordan Quotes
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I felt somehow for many years that George Washington and Alexander Hamilton just left me out by mistake. But through the process of amendment, interpretation, and court decision, I have finally been included in ‘We, the people.’
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We cannot improve on the system of government handed down to us by the founders of the Republic. There is no way to improve upon that. But what we can do is to find new ways to implement that system and realize our destiny.
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I have confidence that we can form this kind of national community.
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If you are dissatisfied with they way things are, then you have got to resolve to change them.
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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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What 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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If we promise as public officials, we must deliver. If we as public officials propose, we must produce.
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One thing is very clear: Illegal immigrants are not entitled to benefits.
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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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The citizens of America expect more. They deserve and they want more than a recital of problems.
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Education remains the key to both economic and political empowerment.
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Do not call for black power or green power. Call for brain power.
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If youre going to play the game properly, youd better know every rule.
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If you had to work in the environment of Washington, D.C., as I do, and watch those men who are so imprisoned and so confined by their eighteenth-century thought patterns, you would know that if anybody is going to be liberated, it’s men who must be liberated in this country.
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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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