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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.

~Barbara Jordan

Topics: Accept Beings Clear Different Human Human Beings Me Must One Thing Ourselves People Thing Who Willing

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More is required of public officials than slogans and handshakes and press releases. More is required. We must hold ourselves strictly accountable. We must provide the people with a vision of the future.

~Barbara Jordan

Topics: Accountable Future Hold More Must Officials Ourselves People Press Provide Public Release Required Slogans Strictly Than Vision

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

~Barbara Jordan

Topics: Better Every Game Going Know Play Properly Rule You

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Let each person do his or her part. If one citizen is unwilling to participate, all of us are going to suffer. For the American idea, though it is shared by all of us, is realized in each one of us.

~Barbara Jordan

Topics: American Citizen Each Each One Going Her His Idea Part Participate Person Realized Shared Suffer Though Unwilling Us

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We are a people in a quandary about the present. We are a people in search of our future. We are a people in search of a national community.

~Barbara Jordan

Topics: About Community Future National National Community Our People Present Search

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We must not become the new puritans and reject our society. We must address and master the future together. It can be done if we restore the belief that we share a sense of national community, that we share a common national endeavor. It can be done.

~Barbara Jordan

Topics: Address Become Belief Common Community Done Endeavor Future Master Must National National Community New Our Puritans Reject Restore Sense Share Society Together

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A government is invigorated when each of us is willing to participate in shaping the future of this nation.

~Barbara Jordan

Topics: Each Future Government Nation Participate Shaping Us Willing

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

~Barbara Jordan

Topics: Become Intended Never Person

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The citizens of America expect more. They deserve and they want more than a recital of problems.

~Barbara Jordan

Topics: America Citizens Deserve Expect More Problems Recital Than Want

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

~Barbara Jordan

Topics: Cannot Flee Future Uncertainty We Cannot

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: February 21st, 1936

Died: January 17th, 1996

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