Jesse Jackson quotes - page 3

We've been so preoccupied with getting the government to behave in a fair and democratic way, we were not able to focus on the private sector where most of the jobs are, where most of the wealth and opportunities are. (Jesse Jackson)
My very first recollection of life on earth was waking up in bed with my mother, and she was showing me a picture of my father, Charles Jackson, with a group of soldiers. View quote
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I take my role seriously as a pastor. View quote
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If the states had to vote on slavery, we would have lost the vote. View quote
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Those who have the most wealth and the most property, their children have the first, the best, and the most. View quote
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So many bright stars, bright in life, burn out quickly. View quote
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A man who cannot be enticed by money or intimidated by the threat of jail or death has two of the strongest weapons that anyone has to offer. View quote
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I want to make America better! View quote
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The great responsibility that we have today is to put the poor and the near poor back on front of the American agenda. View quote
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Few would deny that blacks have become very dominant in athletics: football, basketball, track, now dominant in tennis and dominant in golf. View quote
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Most blacks will argue that they excel because of hard work, because of intellect, determination, sweat, blood, tears and risk. (Jesse Jackson)
America needs young people to be inspired to choose sacrifice over greed. View quote
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Ronald Reagan was older than I was when he ran for president. View quote
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If you don't know what tomorrow holds, you need to know who holds tomorrow! View quote
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There is no power in cynicism. There is no forward thrust in cynicism. View quote
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Fighting disparities is very significant. View quote
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We have to judge politicians by their cumulative score. In one innings they make a great catch, in another they drop the ball. In one they score a home run, in another they strike out. But it is their cumulative batting average that we are interested in. View quote
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I have worked hard to build relationships between Jewish people and black people. View quote
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Humanitarian appeals always help. They penetrate deeper than political tradeoffs. View quote
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Obama used to be a community organizer. He knows how to build communities. View quote
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The American people on the ground need a clearer, stronger, Lyndon B. Johnson-type voice from their president. (Jesse Jackson)
Time is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things. View quote
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What is the American dream? The American dream is one big tent. One big tent. And on that big tent you have four basic promises: equal protection under the law, equal opportunity, equal access, and fair share. View quote
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Deliberation and debate is the way you stir the soul of our democracy. View quote
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Today's students can put dope in their veins or hope in their brains. If they can conceive it and believe it, they can achieve it. They must know it is not their aptitude but their attitude that will determine their altitude. View quote
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