Think what a better world it would be if we all, the whole world, had cookies and milk about three o'clock every afternoon and then lay down on our blankets for a nap.
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I live a day at a time. Each day I look for a kernel of excitement. In the morning, I say 'What is my exciting thing for today' Then, I do the day. Don't ask me about tomorrow.Barbara Jordan
A nation is formed by the willingness of each of us to share in the responsibility for upholding the common good.
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Let there be no illusions about the difficulty of forming this kind of a national community. It's tough, difficult, not easy. But a spirit of harmony will survive in America only if each of us remembers that we share a common destiny.
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A government is invigorated when each of us is willing to participate in shaping the future of this nation.
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I felt somehow for many years that George Washington and Alexander Hamilton just left me out by mistake. But through the process of amendment, interpretation, and court decision, I have finally been included in "We, the people."
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We cannot improve on the system of government handed down to us by the founders of the Republic. There is no way to improve upon that. But what we can do is to find new ways to implement that system and realize our destiny.
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