Barbara Jordan - We have made mistakes. In our haste to do all things for all people, we did not for...

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We have made mistakes. In our haste to do all things for all people, we did not foresee the full consequences of our actions. And when the people raised their voices, we didn't hear. But our deafness was only a temporary condition, and not an irreversible condition.

Barbara Jordan

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Wir haben Fehler gemacht. In unserer Eile, alles für alle Menschen zu tun, haben wir nicht die vollen Folgen unserer Handlungen vorausgesehen. Und als die Leute ihre Stimmen erhoben haben, haben wir nichts gehört. Aber unsere Taubheit war nur ein vorübergehender Zustand und kein irreversibler Zustand.

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