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Iraq will drive American agenda for a long time because Iraq policy has so damaged America in the Middle East region, left us isolated. We are there now by brute strength, we are not there because we are desired.

Jesse Jackson

I am not a perfect servant. I am a public servant doing my best against the odds. As I develop and serve, be patient. God is not finished with me yet.
JESSE JACKSON

Development God Myself Patience Perfection
Time is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things.
JESSE JACKSON

Change Courage Leadership Time
Deliberation and debate is the way you stir the soul of our democracy.
JESSE JACKSON

Democracy Soul Yourself
He should be removed from the airwaves as soon as possible. Bill Bennett owes America an apology. He certainly owes African-Americans an apology.
JESSE JACKSON

Himself Possible
The white, the Hispanic, the black, the Arab, the Jew, the woman, the Native American, the small farmer, the businessperson, the environmentalist, the peace activist, the young, the old, the lesbian, the gay and the disabled make up the American quilt.
JESSE JACKSON

Business Make Up Old Peace Person Woman Young
Our flag is red, white and blue, but our nation is a rainbow — red, yellow, brown, black and white — and we’re all precious in God’s sight.
JESSE JACKSON

God Nation Ourselves
Leadership has a harder job to do than just choose sides. It must bring sides together.
JESSE JACKSON

Deep Job Leadership Togetherness
Just because a chicken was born in the oven doesn’t make it a biscuit.
JESSE JACKSON

Animal Born Food
A check or credit card, a Gucci bag strap, anything of value will do. Give as you live.
JESSE JACKSON

Generosity Live Value Yourself
Giuliani has certainly set a climate for permissiveness of violence and mean police behavior.
JESSE JACKSON

Attitude Oppression Violence
You cannot teach what you don’t know. You cannot give energy if you’re not on fire on the inside.
JESSE JACKSON

Teaching Yourself
Some people’s lives are worthy of taking the time to say goodbye to.
JESSE JACKSON

Leaving Live People Time Worth
In many ways, history is marked as ‘before’ and ‘after’ Rosa Parks. She sat down in order that we all might stand up, and the walls of segregation came down.
JESSE JACKSON

Difference Herself History
I know they are all environmentalists. I heard a lot of my speeches recycled.
JESSE JACKSON

Myself Nature Talk
There is nothing more painful to me at this stage in my life than to walk down the street and hear footsteps… then turn around and see somebody white and feel relieved.
JESSE JACKSON

Feeling Life Myself Pain See Walk
We were fundamentally the same. They expressed their anger more willingly. We developed the capacity to internalize our anger, using a nonviolent discipline.
JESSE JACKSON

Anger Development Discipline Expression Fundamental Ourselves Willing

Iraq will drive American agenda for a long time because Iraq policy has so damaged America in the Middle East region, left us isolated. We are there now by brute strength, we are not there because we are desired.

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Iraq will drive American agenda for a long time because Iraq policy has so damaged America in the Middle East region, left us isolated. We are there now by brute strength, we are not there because we are desired.

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