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

Quote by Barbara Jordan

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Our concept of governing is derived from our view of people. It is a concept...

Our concept of governing is derived from our view of people. It is a concept...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

We call ourselves public servants but I'll tell you this: we as public servants must...

We call ourselves public servants but I'll tell you this: we as public servants must...

The imperative is to define what is right and do it.

The imperative is to define what is right and do it.

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...

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...

There is no executive order; there is no law that can require the American people...

There is no executive order; there is no law that can require the American people...

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...

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.

If you're going to play the game properly, you'd better know every rule.

If you're going to play the game properly, you'd better know every rule.

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...

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...

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

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

In other times, I could stand here and give this kind of exposition on the...

In other times, I could stand here and give this kind of exposition on 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...