Community Quote by Barbara Jordan

“We are a people in a quandary about the present. We are a people in search of our future. We are a people in search of a national community.” quote by Barbara Jordan — Download Open 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 search of a national community.”

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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…

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We believe that the people are the source of all governmental power; that the authority of the people is to be extended, not restricted.

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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…

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If youre going to play the game properly, youd better know every rule.

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All my growth and development led me to believe that if you really do the right thing, and if you play by the rules,…

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For all of its uncertainty, we cannot flee the future.

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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…

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My faith in the Constitution is whole, it is complete, it is total, and I am not going to sit here and be an…

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...for the system to be credible, people actually have to be deported at the end of the process.

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I have faith in young people because I know the strongest emotions which prevail are those of love and caring and belief and tolerance.

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One thing is very clear: Illegal immigrants are not entitled to benefits.

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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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