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Barbara Jordan Quotes

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The imperative is to define what is right and do it  (Barbara Jordan Quotes) Justice of right is always to take precedence over might  (Barbara Jordan Quotes) The arts, instead of quaking along the periphery of our policy concerns, must push boldly into the core of policy. The arts are a response to our individuality and our nature and help to shape our identity. The arts are not a frill and should not be treated as such. They have the potential to become the driving force for healing division and divisiveness  (Barbara Jordan Quotes) If youre going to play the game properly, youd better know every rule  (Barbara Jordan Quotes) Think what a better world it would be if we all, the whole world, had cookies and milk about three o’clock every afternoon and then lay down on our blankets for a nap  (Barbara Jordan Quotes) Education remains the key to both economic and political empowerment  (Barbara Jordan Quotes) Do not call for black power or green power. Call for brain power  (Barbara Jordan Quotes) A government is invigorated when each of us is willing to participate in shaping the future of this nation  (Barbara Jordan Quotes) We call ourselves public servants but I'll tell you this: we as public servants must set an example for the rest of the nation. It is hypocritical for the public official to admonish and exhort the people to uphold the common good  (Barbara Jordan Quotes) If we promise as public officials, we must deliver. If we as public officials propose, we must produce  (Barbara Jordan Quotes) 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 Quotes) It is reason, and not passion, which must guide our deliberations, guide our debate, and guide our decision  (Barbara Jordan Quotes) More is required of public officials than slogans and handshakes and press releases. More is required. We must hold ourselves strictly accountable. We must provide the people with a vision of the future  (Barbara Jordan Quotes) Our concept of governing is derived from our view of people. It is a concept deeply rooted in a set of beliefs firmly etched in the national conscience, of all of us  (Barbara Jordan Quotes) There is no obstacle in the path of young people who are poor or members of minority groups that hard work and preparation cannot cure  (Barbara Jordan Quotes) What the people want is very simple. They want an America as good as its promise  (Barbara Jordan Quotes) 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  (Barbara Jordan Quotes) 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 Quotes) One thing is clear to me: We, as human beings, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves  (Barbara Jordan Quotes) I believe that women have a capacity for understanding and compassion which man structurally does not have, does not have it because he cannot have it. He’s just incapable of it  (Barbara Jordan Quotes) If the society today allows wrongs to go unchallenged, the impression is created that those wrongs have the approval of the majority  (Barbara Jordan Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) For our immigration policy to make sense, it is necessary to make distinctions between those who obey the law, and those who violate it  (Barbara Jordan Quotes) It is both a right and a responsibility of a democratic society to manage immigration so that it serves the national interest  (Barbara Jordan Quotes) Credibility in immigration policy can be summed up in one sentence: Those who should get in, get in; those who should be kept out, are kept out; and those who should not be here will be required to leave  (Barbara Jordan Quotes) I believe that women have a capacity for understanding and compassion which a man structurally does not have, does not have it because he cannot have it. He’s just incapable of it  (Barbara Jordan Quotes) ... for the system to be credible, people actually have to be deported at the end of the process  (Barbara Jordan Quotes)
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