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It is both a right and a respo...

It is both a right and a responsibility of a democratic society to manage immigration so that it serves the national interest.

Barbara Jordan 130 quotes

The citizens of America expect...

The citizens of America expect more. They deserve and they want more than a recital of problems.

Barbara Jordan 130 quotes

What we have to do is strike a...

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.

Barbara Jordan 130 quotes

I never intended to be a run-o...

I never intended to be a run-of-the-mill person.

Barbara Jordan 130 quotes

My faith in the Constitution i...

My faith in the Constitution is whole, it is complete, it is total, and I am not going to sit here and be an idle spectator to the diminuation, the subversion, the destruction of the Constitution. It is reason and not passion which must guide our deliberations, guide our debate, and guide our decision.

Barbara Jordan 130 quotes

The stakes ... are too high fo...

The stakes ... are too high for government to be a spectator sport.

Barbara Jordan 130 quotes

Things which matter cost money...

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.

Barbara Jordan 130 quotes

We want to be in control of ou...

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.

Barbara Jordan 130 quotes

The earth is bread we take and...

The earth is bread we take and eat.

Barbara Jordan 130 quotes

'We, the people.' It is a ve...

'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.'

Barbara Jordan 130 quotes

Life is too large to hang out ...

Life is too large to hang out a sign: 'For Men Only.

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When do any of us ever do enou...

When do any of us ever do enough?

Barbara Jordan 130 quotes

If you are dissatisfied with t...

If you are dissatisfied with they way things are, then you have got to resolve to change them.

Barbara Jordan 130 quotes

It is a privilege to serve peo...

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.

Barbara Jordan 130 quotes

Fairness is an across-the-boar...

Fairness is an across-the-board requirement for all our interactions with each other ...Fairness treats everbody the same.

Barbara Jordan 130 quotes

In other times, I could stand ...

In 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.

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The Supreme Court has always b...

The Supreme Court has always been the last bastion of the protection of our freedoms.

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We should face reality and our...

We should face reality and our past mistakes in an honest, adult way. Boasting of glory does not make glory, and singing in the dark does not dispel fear. King Hussein Reason and free inquiry are the only effectual agents against error. - Thomas Jefferson We have made mistakes. In our haste to do all things for all people, we did not foresee the full consequences of our actions. And when the people raised their voices, we didn't hear. But our deafness was only a temporary condition, and not an irreversible condition.

Barbara Jordan 130 quotes

Today, I am an inquisitor. I s...

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.

Barbara Jordan 130 quotes

I never wanted to be run of th...

I never wanted to be run of the mill.

Barbara Jordan 130 quotes

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