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We must exchange the philosophy of excuse - what I am is beyond my control for the philosophy of responsibility. ↗

— Barbara Jordan

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A government is invigorated when each of us is willing to participate in shaping the future of this nation. ↗

— Barbara Jordan

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It is reason, and not passion, which must guide our deliberations, guide our debate, and guide our decision. ↗

— Barbara Jordan

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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. ↗

— Barbara Jordan

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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

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We have a positive vision of the future founded on the belief that the gap between the promise and reality of America can one day be finally closed. We believe that. ↗

— Barbara Jordan

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Education remains the key to both economic and political empowerment. ↗

— Barbara Jordan

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Even as I stand here and admit that we have made mistakes I still believe that as the people of America sit in judgment on each party, they will recognize that our mistakes were mistakes of the heart. They'll recognize that. ↗

— Barbara Jordan

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I felt somehow for many years that George Washington and Alexander Hamilton just left me out by mistake. But through the process of amendment, interpretation, and court decision, I have finally been included in "We, the people." ↗

— Barbara Jordan

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

— Barbara Jordan

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