Let's all understand that these guiding principles cannot be discarded…

Barbara Jordan
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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. ✨ 1976 Democratic National Convention Keynote Address, delivered 12 July 1976, New York, NY
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