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We cannot improve on the system of government handed down to us by the founders of the Republic. There is no way to improve upon that. But what we can do is to find new ways to implement that system and realize our destiny.

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What we have to do is strike a balance between the idea that government should do everything and the idea, the belief, that government ought to do nothing. Strike a balance.

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A government is invigorated when each of us is willing to participate in shaping the future of this nation.

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We want to be in control of our lives. Whether we are jungle fighters, craftsmen, company men, gamesmen, we want to be in control. And when the government erodes that control, we are not comfortable.

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

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Barbara Jordan

Barbara Jordan
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Born: February 21, 1936
Died: January 17, 1996 (aged 59)
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