"Jordan's 1976 Democratic National Convention Keynote Address in Text and Audio from AmericanRhetoric.com"

“This country can ill afford to continue to function using less than half of its human resources, less than half its kinetic energy, less than half its brain power.”

“A spirit of harmony will survive in America only if each of us remembers that we share a common destiny; if each of us remembers, when bitterness and self-interest seem to prevail, that we share a common destiny.”

“Those who hold the public trust must adhere to the highest ethical standards there are. The job requires it, and the public must demand it.”

“Jordan's Statement on the Articles of Impeachment During the Nixon Impeachment Hearings in Text and Audio from AmericanRhetoric.com”

“What people want is simple. They want an America as good as its promise.”

“It was immigration that taught us, it does not matter where you came from, or who your parents were. What counts is who you are.”