"Do not call for black power or green power. Call for brain power." ― Barbara Jordan Topic(s): Equality More From Barbara Jordan "Education remains the key to both economic and political empowerment." "We must not become the new puritans and reject our society. We must address and master the future together. It can be done if we restore the belief that we share a sense of national community, that we share a common national endeavor. It can be done." "We call ourselves public servants but I’ll tell you this: we as public servants must set an example for the rest of the nation. It is hypocritical for the public official to admonish and exhort the people to uphold the common good." More In Equality "‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death."― Thomas Paine "Scotland is my country, the nation that shaped me, that taught me my values. A nation whose achievements inspired and inspire me, a community whose failings drive me – drive my overwhelming desire to fight for social justice and equality."― Johann Lamont "But we have created a society that does not allow opportunities for those people to take care of themselves because we have denied them those opportunities."― Muhammad Yunus