We are a heterogeneous party made up of Americans of diverse backgrounds. - Barbara Jordan

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The first glance at History convinces us that the actions of men proceed from their needs, their passions, their characters and talents; and impresses us with the belief that such needs, passions and interests are the sole spring of actions.

Barbara Jordan

We are a heterogeneous party made up of Americans of diverse backgrounds.

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If the society today allows wrongs to go unchallenged, the impression is created that those wrongs have the approval of the majority.

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My faith in the Constitution is whole, it is complete, it is total, and I am not going to sit here and be an idle spectator to the diminuation, the subversion, the destruction of the Constitution. It is reason and not passion which must guide our deliberations, guide our debate, and guide our decision.

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Just remember the world is not a playground but a schoolroom. Life is not a holiday but an education. One eternal lesson for us all: to teach us how better we should love.

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There is no executive order; there is no law that can require the American people to form a national community. This we must do as individuals and if we do it as individuals, there is no President of the United States who can veto that decision.

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We, as human beings, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves.

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