Quote by Barbara Jordan
What the people want is very simple. They want an America as good

What the people want is very simple. They want an America as good as its promise. – Barbara Jordan

Other quotes by 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

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good
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More 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 a vision of the future. – Barbara Jordan

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Future
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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

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Future
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Not merely a nation but a nation of nations. – Lyndon B. Johnson

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America

The freedom we have in America is like breathing in an entire open field of fresh air all at once. Sometimes too much air can be stifling. – Amali Ryvre, 2007

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America

America is the only country ever founded on the printed word. – Marshall McLuhan

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America

We must stop talking about the American dream and start listening to the dreams of the Americans. – Ruben Askew

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