Quotes by Barbara Jordan

Barbara Jordan

American lawyer, educator and politician

Lived from: 1936 - 1996

Category: Politics

Born: 21 february 1936 Died: 17 january 1996

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  • The imperative is to define what is right and do it.
    The Great Society: a twenty year critique
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  • A government is invigorated when each of us is willing to participate in shaping the future of this nation.
    Barbara C. Jordan--selected speeches
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  • A nation is formed by the willingness of each of us to share in the responsibility for upholding the common good.
    Speaking the truth with eloquent thunder
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  • But this is the great danger America faces. That we will cease to be one nation and become instead a collection of interest groups: city against suburb, region against region, individual against individual. Each seeking to satisfy private wants.
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  • Do not call for black power or green power. Call for brain power.
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  • Earlier today we heard the beginning of the Preamble to the Constitution of the United States. 'We the people.' It is a very eloquent beginning. But, when that document was completed on the 17th of September in 1787, I was not included in that 'We, the people.' 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, t
    Statement before House Judiciary Committee considering impeachment of Richard Nixon, 25 July 1974
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  • Education remains the key to both economic and political empowerment.
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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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  • For all of its uncertainty, we cannot flee the future.
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  • I have confidence that we can form this kind of national community.
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  • I think it no accident that most of those emigrating to America in the 19th century identified with the Democratic Party. We are a heterogeneous party made up of Americans of diverse backgrounds.
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  • If we promise as public officials, we must deliver. If we as public officials propose, we must produce.
    Speaking the truth with eloquent thunder
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  • If you're going to play the game [politics] properly, you'd better know every rule.
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  • In other times, I could stand here and give this kind of exposition on the beliefs of the Democratic Party and that would be enough. But today that is not enough. People want more.
    Speaking the truth with eloquent thunder
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  • It is reason, and not passion, which must guide our deliberations, guide our debate, and guide our decision.
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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.
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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Life is too large to hang out a sign: "For Men Only.
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What are the most famous quotes from Barbara Jordan?

The two most famous quotes from Barbara Jordan are:

  • "The imperative is to define what is right and do it."
  • "A government is invigorated when each of us is willing to participate in shaping the future of this nation."

When did Barbara Jordan live?

Barbara Jordan was born in 1936 and died in the year 1996.