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I came up in a family oriented towards the sick, so I always felt an obligation for doing something.

~Eddie Bernice Johnson

Topics: Always Came Doing Family Felt Obligation Oriented Sick Something Towards Up I Came

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I try hard to convince them it's important - but there's a history of discomfort with minorities voting in some parts of this country, so most especially the older people have to get accustomed to it.

~Eddie Bernice Johnson

Topics: Accustomed Convince Country Discomfort Get Hard History Important Minorities Most Older Older People Parts People Some Them Try Voting

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Right after 9/11 there was a magazine with a cover of kids, mostly 12-14 year-olds, who were being trained for military combat. I thought that this had just gone too far.

~Eddie Bernice Johnson

Topics: After Being Combat Cover Far Gone Had Just Kids Magazine Military Mostly Right Thought Too Trained Were Who

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Within a month I announced I was going to start this initiative: A World of Women for World Peace.

~Eddie Bernice Johnson

Topics: Announced Going Initiative Month Peace Start Within Women World World Peace

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I said we needed to organize women around the world to push peace.

~Eddie Bernice Johnson

Topics: Around Needed Organize Peace Push Said Women World

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Our first phase was inviting all the women Ambassadors who were here from other countries and trying to get in touch with all the peace centers around the country in order to focus on increasing the volume and activity toward peace.

~Eddie Bernice Johnson

Topics: Activity Ambassador Around Centers Countries Country First Focus Get Here Increasing Inviting Order Other Other Countries Our Peace Phase Touch Toward Trying Volume Were Who Women

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Our second phase was to develop a school curriculum that teaches tolerance, respect for differences, conflict resolution, anger management, and other attributes of peace.

~Eddie Bernice Johnson

Topics: Anger Attributes Conflict Curriculum Develop Differences Management Other Our Peace Phase Resolution Respect School Second Teaches Tolerance

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When you have this many losses, you don't have a following.

~Eddie Bernice Johnson

Topics: Following Losses Many You

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It takes ground activity to stimulate that Black vote.

~Eddie Bernice Johnson

Topics: Activity Black Ground Stimulate Takes Vote

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We're going to have to look very seriously at what we're doing right or wrong because we just keep losing.

~Eddie Bernice Johnson

Topics: Because Doing Going Just Keep Look Losing Right Seriously Very Wrong

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: December 3rd, 1935

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