We believe that the people are the source of all governmental power; that the authority of the people is to be extended, not restricted.
Barbara JordanThere is no obstacle in the path of young people who are poor or members of minority groups that hard work and preparation cannot cure.
Barbara JordanMy faith in the Constitution is whole, it is complete, it is total, and I am not going to sit here and be an idle spectator to the diminuation, the subversion, the destruction of the Constitution. It is reason and not passion which must guide our deliberations, guide our debate, and guide our decision.
Barbara JordanThink 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