The stakes ... are too high for government to be a spectator sport. — Barbara Jordan Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
We are a party of innovation. We do not reject our traditions, but we are willing to adapt to changing circumstances, when change we… — Barbara Jordan Copy Share Image
We believe that the people are the source of all governmental power; that the authority of the people is to be extended, not restricted. — Barbara Jordan Copy Share Image
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… — Barbara Jordan Copy Share Image
If youre going to play the game properly, youd better know every rule. — Barbara Jordan Copy Share Image
All my growth and development led me to believe that if you really do the right thing, and if you play by the rules,… — Barbara Jordan Copy Share Image
We are a people trying not only to solve the problems of the present: unemployment, inflation... but we are attempting on a larger scale… — Barbara Jordan Copy Share Image
My faith in the Constitution is whole, it is complete, it is total, and I am not going to sit here and be an… — Barbara Jordan Copy Share Image
...for the system to be credible, people actually have to be deported at the end of the process. — Barbara Jordan Copy Share Image
I have faith in young people because I know the strongest emotions which prevail are those of love and caring and belief and tolerance. — Barbara Jordan Copy Share Image
One thing is very clear: Illegal immigrants are not entitled to benefits. — Barbara Jordan Copy Share Image
If we promise as public officials, we must deliver. If we as public officials propose, we must produce. — Barbara Jordan Copy Share Image
I get from the soil and spirit of Texas the feeling that I, as an individual, can accomplish whatever I want to, and that… — Barbara Jordan Copy Share Image
We are a people in a quandary about the present. We are a people in search of our future. We are a people in… — Barbara Jordan Copy Share Image
We have a positive vision of the future founded on the belief that the gap between the promise and reality of America can one… — Barbara Jordan Copy Share Image
