"A nation is formed by the willingness of each of us to share in the responsibility for upholding the common good."

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Source : 1976 Democratic National Convention Keynote Address, delivered 12 July 1976, New York, NY

Barbara Jordan

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“One of the more pretentious political self-descriptions is 'Libertarian.' People think it puts them above the fray. It sounds fashionable, and to the uninitiated, faintly dangerous. Actually, it's just one more bullshit political philosophy.”
“Yes, I have made a woman cry.”
“There are times when thinking about something is the worst possible policy.”

Source : John Christopher (2013). “When the Tripods Came”, p.62, Simon and Schuster
“Running is real. Itâ€™s all joy and woe, hard as diamond. It makes you weary beyond comprehension, but it also makes you free.”
“When asked for your views, by the press or others, remember that what they really want to know is the President's views.”
“We can forgive a man for making a useful thing as long as he does not admire it”
“When the Europeans first arrived in North America, the average depth of the topsoil was 53.34 cm (1Â¾ ft) and it was rich in the types of symbiotic organisms necessary for plant roots to absorb minerals from the soil. Today North America averages around 15.24 cm (6 in) of topsoil and most if it is exhausted of nutrients and much is devoid of life.”

Source : "Threshold: The Progressive Plan to Pull America Back from the Brink". Book by Thom Hartmann, p.22, July 23, 2009.
“The joint lubrication was not what it was when I was competing, and I decided that not having arthritis or rheumatism for the rest of my life was a lot more important to me than returning to the track.”

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