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

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...

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...

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...

More is required of public officials than slogans and handshakes and press releases. More is...

More is required of public officials than slogans and handshakes and press releases. More is...

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

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

If we promise as public officials, we must deliver. If we as public officials propose,...

If we promise as public officials, we must deliver. If we as public officials propose,...

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...

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...

Education remains the key to both economic and political empowerment.

Education remains the key to both economic and political empowerment.

Let each person do his or her part. If one citizen is unwilling to participate,...

Let each person do his or her part. If one citizen is unwilling to participate,...

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 live a day at a time. Each day I look for a kernel of...

I live a day at a time. Each day I look for a kernel of...

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...

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

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

A government is invigorated when each of us is willing to participate in shaping the...

A government is invigorated when each of us is willing to participate in shaping the...

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...

We are a people in a quandary about the present. We are a people in...

We are a people in a quandary about the present. We are a people in...

One thing is clear to me: We, as human beings, must be willing to accept...

One thing is clear to me: We, as human beings, must be willing to accept...

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...

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...