I have confidence that we can form this kind of national community.

Quote by Barbara Jordan

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We cannot improve on the system of government handed down to us by the founders...

We cannot improve on the system of government handed down to us by the founders...

We have made mistakes. In our haste to do all things for all people, we...

We have made mistakes. In our haste to do all things for all people, we...

We must not become the new puritans and reject our society. We must address and...

We must not become the new puritans and reject our society. We must address and...

Life is too large to hang out a sign: For Men Only.

Life is too large to hang out a sign: For Men Only.

Even as I stand here and admit that we have made mistakes I still believe...

Even as I stand here and admit that we have made mistakes I still believe...

We are a people trying not only to solve the problems of the present: unemployment,...

We are a people trying not only to solve the problems of the present: unemployment,...

I felt somehow for many years that George Washington and Alexander Hamilton just left me...

I felt somehow for many years that George Washington and Alexander Hamilton just left me...

Do not call for black power or green power. Call for brain power.

Do not call for black power or green power. Call for brain power.

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

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

I think it no accident that most of those emigrating to America in the 19th...

I think it no accident that most of those emigrating to America in the 19th...

I believe that women have a capacity for understanding and compassion which man structurally does...

I believe that women have a capacity for understanding and compassion which man structurally does...

The citizens of America expect more. They deserve and they want more than a recital...

The citizens of America expect more. They deserve and they want more than a recital...

We are a party of innovation. We do not reject our traditions, but we are...

We are a party of innovation. We do not reject our traditions, but we are...

We have a positive vision of the future founded on the belief that the gap...

We have a positive vision of the future founded on the belief that the gap...

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

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

Let there be no illusions about the difficulty of forming this kind of a national...

Let there be no illusions about the difficulty of forming this kind of a national...

Let us heed the voice of the people and recognize their common sense. If we...

Let us heed the voice of the people and recognize their common sense. If we...

Throughout out history, when people have looked for new ways to solve their problems, and...

Throughout out history, when people have looked for new ways to solve their problems, and...

Do not call for black power or green power. Call for brain power.

Do not call for black power or green power. Call for brain power.

But this is the great danger America faces. That we will cease to be one...

But this is the great danger America faces. That we will cease to be one...