A government is invigorated when each of us is willing to participate in shaping the future of this nation. Barbara Jordan Read Quote
Let each person do his or her part. If one citizen is unwilling to participate, all of us are going to suffer. For the American idea, though it is shared by all of us, is realized in each one of us. Barbara Jordan Read Quote
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 Read Quote
The citizens of America expect more. They deserve and they want more than a recital of problems. Barbara Jordan Read Quote
We have made mistakes. In our haste to do all things for all people, we did not foresee the full consequences of our actions. And when the people raised their voices, we didn’t hear. But our deafness was only a temporary condition, and not an irreversible condition. Barbara Jordan Read Quote
One thing is clear to me: We, as human beings, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves. Barbara Jordan Read Quote
What the people want is very simple – they want an America as good as its promise. Barbara Jordan Read Quote
Think 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. Barbara Jordan Read Quote
A nation is formed by the willingness of each of us to share in the responsibility for upholding the common good. Barbara Jordan Read Quote
