Barbara JordanWe can certainly defuse the intensity of the anti-immigrant feeling if we can bring some reality to the discussion by showing that they are not using that many resources.372Truth
Barbara JordanA government is invigorated when each of us is willing to participate in shaping the future of this nation. ✨ Oldiees Publishing, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Franklin Delano Ro… ▶341DeathHopePolitics
Barbara JordanWe, as human beings, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves.331Humanity
Barbara JordanThroughout out history, when people have looked for new ways to solve their problems, and to uphold the principles of this nation, many times they have turned to political parties… ▶353HumanityPoliticsTime
Barbara JordanLet'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 Am… ▶375PoliticsThoughtTime
Barbara JordanI have faith in young people because I know the strongest emotions which prevail are those of love and caring and belief and tolerance.333HopeHumanityLove
Barbara JordanFor our immigration policy to make sense, it is necessary to make distinctions between those who obey the law, and those who violate it.344Politics
Barbara JordanIt is both a right and a responsibility of a democratic society to manage immigration so that it serves the national interest.377Humanity
Barbara JordanA nation is formed by the willingness of each of us to share in the responsibility for upholding the common good. ✨ 1976 Democratic National Convention Keynote Address, deli… ▶311Reading
Barbara JordanI never intended to be a run-of-the-mill person.334Love
Barbara Jordan...we must face the fact that unilateral action on the part of the United States will never be enough to stop illegal immigration. Immigrants come here illegally from source count… ▶291PoliticsTruth
Barbara JordanIt is reason, and not passion, which must guide our deliberations, guide our debate, and guide our decision. ✨ Statement on the Articles of Impeachment, delivered 25 July 19… ▶379LovePolitics
Barbara JordanI live a day at a time. Each day I look for a kernel of excitement. In the morning, I say: 'What is my exciting thing for today?' Then, I do the day. Don't ask me about tomorrow.369Time
Barbara JordanToday, I am an inquisitor. I shall not sit here and be an idle spectator to the diminution, the subversion, the destruction of the Constitution. ✨ Barbara Jordan, Shelby Hea… ▶325Reading
Barbara JordanEven 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 m… ▶326HumanityLove
Barbara JordanWe are a party of innovation. We do not reject our traditions, but we are willing to adapt to changing circumstances, when change we must. We are willing to suffer the discomfort … ▶271HopeTime
Barbara JordanIn 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… ▶315HumanityTime
Barbara JordanIt is a privilege to serve people, a privilege that must be earned, and once earned, there is an obligation to do something good with it.305Humanity
Barbara JordanLet 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… ▶272HumanityPolitics
Barbara JordanThere is no obstacle in the path of young people who are poor or members of minority groups that hard work and preparation cannot cure. ✨ Wisdom for the Soul of Black Folk. … ▶316HumanityPhilosophyReading
Barbara JordanDo not call for black power or green power. Call for brain power.349PoliticsThought
Barbara JordanThink what a better world it would be if we all, the whole world, had cookies and milk about three o'clock every afternoon and then lay down on our blankets for a nap.349Thought
Barbara JordanWe want to be in control of our lives. Whether we are jungle fighters, craftsmen, company men, gamesmen, we want to be in control. And when the government erodes that control, we … ▶273PoliticsReading
Barbara JordanMore 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… ▶329HopeHumanityTime
Barbara JordanI believe that women have a capacity for understanding and compassion which a man structurally does not have, does not have it because he cannot have it. He's just incapable of it.253Love
Barbara JordanCredibility in immigration policy can be summed up in one sentence: Those who should get in, get in; those who should be kept out, are kept out; and those who should not be here w… ▶275Politics
Barbara JordanThe majority of the American people still believe that every single individual in this country is entitled to just as much respect, just as much dignity, as every other individual.319Humanity
Barbara JordanWe 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 im… ▶231Politics
Barbara JordanI 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, … ▶231HumanityPolitics
Barbara JordanWhat the people want is very simple - they want an America as good as its promise. ✨ Barbara Jordan, Shelby Hearon (1979). Barbara Jordan, a self-portrait, Doubleday Books297HumanityReading
