"'We, the people.’ It is a very eloquent beginning. But when that document was completed on the seventeenth of September in 1787 I was not included in that "We, the people." I felt somehow for many years that George Washington and Alexander Hamilton, just left me out by mistake. But through the process of amendment, interpretation and court decision I have finally been included in ‘We, the people.’"

- Barbara Jordan

"How do we create a harmonious society out of so many kinds of people? The key is tolerance -- the one value that is indispensable in creating community."

- Barbara Jordan

"One thing is clear to me: We, as human beings, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves."

- Barbara Jordan

"What the people want is simple: they want an America as good as its promise."

- Barbara Jordan

"The stakes … are too high for government to be a spectator sport."

- Barbara Jordan