One thing is clear to me: We, as human beings, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves.

Quote by Barbara Jordan

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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...

There is no obstacle in the path of young people who are poor or members...

There is no obstacle in the path of young people who are poor or members...

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

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

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,...

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

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

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

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

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.

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...

What the people want is very simple - they want an America as good as...

What the people want is very simple - they want an America as good as...

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...

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...

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...

Education remains the key to both economic and political empowerment.

Education remains the key to both economic and political empowerment.

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 must exchange the philosophy of excuse - what I am is beyond my control...

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

Think what a better world it would be if we all, the whole world, had...

Think what a better world it would be if we all, the whole world, had...

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...

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...

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...

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...