We have a positive vision of the future founded on the belief that the gap between the promise and reality of America can one day be finally closed. We believe that. – Barbara Jordan
Do not call for black power or green power. Call for brain power. – Barbara Jordan
We are a people in a quandary about the present. We are a people in search of our future. We are a people in search of a national community. – Barbara Jordan
We call ourselves public servants but Ill tell you this: we as public servants must set an example for the rest of the nation. It is hypocritical for the public official to admonish and exhort the people to uphold the common good. – Barbara Jordan