What the people want is very simple – they want an America as good as its promise.
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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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, as human beings, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves.
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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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Today, I am an inquisitor. I shall not sit here and be an idle spectator to the diminution, the subversion, the destruction of the Constitution.
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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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It is reason, and not passion, which must guide our deliberations, guide our debate, and guide our decision.
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How do we create a harmonious society out of so many kinds of people? The key is tolerance — the one value that is indispensable in creating community.
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Justice of right is always to take precedence over might.
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Let us heed the voice of the people and recognize their common sense. If we do not, we not only blaspheme our political heritage, we ignore the common ties that bind all Americans.
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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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Just remember the world is not a playground but a schoolroom. Life is not a holiday but an education. One eternal lesson for us all: to teach us how better we should love.
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We must exchange the philosophy of excuse – what I am is beyond my control for the philosophy of responsibility.
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Let’s all understand that these guiding principles cannot be discarded for short-term political gains. They represent what this country is all about. They are indigenous to the American idea. And these are principles which are not negotiable.
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The Supreme Court has always been the last bastion of the protection of our freedoms.
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I never intended to be a run-of-the-mill person.
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