"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."
Education remains the key to both economic and political empowerment. - Barbara Jordan
Education remains the key to both economic and political empowerment.
- Barbara Jordan
I do not bring any professional knowledge of the issue to bear, but what I do bring to my consideration of immigration is a deepened and highly sensi… - Barbara Jordan
I do not bring any professional knowledge of the issue to bear, but what I do bring to my consideration of immigration is a deepened and highly sensi…
All my growth and development led me to believe that if you really do the right thing, and if you play by the rules, and if you?ve got good enough, s… - Barbara Jordan
All my growth and development led me to believe that if you really do the right thing, and if you play by the rules, and if you?ve got good enough, s…
What the people want is very simple - they want an America as good as its promise. - Barbara Jordan
What the people want is very simple - they want an America as good as its promise.
A nation is formed by the willingness of each of us to share in the responsibility for upholding the common good. - Barbara Jordan
A nation is formed by the willingness of each of us to share in the responsibility for upholding the common good.
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 i… - Barbara Jordan
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 i…
The arts are not a frill. The arts are a response to our individuality and our nature, and help to shape our identity. What is there that can transc… - Barbara Jordan
The arts are not a frill. The arts are a response to our individuality and our nature, and help to shape our identity. What is there that can transc…
Just remember the world is not a playground but a schoolroom. Life is not a holiday but an education. One eternal lesson for us all: to teach us how … - Barbara Jordan
Just remember the world is not a playground but a schoolroom. Life is not a holiday but an education. One eternal lesson for us all: to teach us how …
Americanization means the process of becoming an American. It means civic incorporation, becoming a part of the polity - becoming one of us. But that… - Barbara Jordan
Americanization means the process of becoming an American. It means civic incorporation, becoming a part of the polity - becoming one of us. But that…
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