"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

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Political progress American politics

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Barbara Jordan

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English

Time

1974 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Politician

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United States

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Citation

Jordan, Barbara. Statement at Debate on Articles of Impeachment. U.S. House Judiciary Committee Impeachment Hearings. 25 July 1974, Washington, DC, USA.

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