What the people want is very simple - they want an America as good as its promise.
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We must exchange the philosophy of excuse - what I am is beyond my control for the philosophy of responsibility.Barbara Jordan
The imperative is to define what is right and do it.
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Even as I stand here and admit that we have made mistakes I still believe that as the people of America sit in judgment on each party, they will recognize that our mistakes were mistakes of the heart. They'll recognize that.
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One thing is clear to me: We, as human beings, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves.
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Let's all understand that these guiding principles cannot be discarded for short-term political gains. They represent what this country is all about. They are indigenous to the American idea. And these are principles which are not negotiable.
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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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