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
Do not call for black power or green power. Call for brain power. – 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
What we have to do is strike a balance between the idea that government should do everything and the idea, the belief, that government ought to do nothing. Strike a balance. – Barbara Jordan