Let us heed the voice of the people and recognize their common sense. If we do not, we not only blaspheme our political heritage, we ignore the common ties that bind all Americans.
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There is no obstacle in the path of young people who are poor or members of minority groups that hard work and preparation cannot cure.Barbara Jordan
If you had to work in the environment of Washington, D. C., as I do, and watch those men who are so imprisoned and so confined by their eighteenth-century thought patterns, you would know that if anybody is going to be liberated, it's men who must be liberated in this country.
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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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What we have to do is strike a balance between the idea that government should do everything and the idea, the belief, that government ought to do nothing. Strike a balance.
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The citizens of America expect more. They deserve and they want more than a recital of problems.
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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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