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America is not a blanket woven from one thread, one color, one cloth.

Jesse Jackson

The poor and the working poor have been locked out of the nation’s consciousness, even by the media and by many ministers. Katrina washed away the debris that was covering the locked out and left behind.
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Nation Politics Poor
I hear that melting pot stuff a lot, and all I can say is that we haven’t melted.
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Myself Philosophy Talk
You may not be responsible for being down, but you must be responsible for getting up.
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Inspirational Responsible Yourself
Both tears and sweat are salty, but they render a different result. Tears will get you sympathy; sweat will get you change.
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Change Different Inspirational Result Tears
George Bush has met more foreign heads of state than I have. But a substantial number of them were dead.
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Death Myself People
Your children need your presence more than your presents.
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Children Need Presence Present Time Yourself
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.
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Business Make Up Old Peace Person Woman Young
If there are occasions when my grape turned into a raisin and my joy bell lost its resonance, please forgive me. Charge it to my head and not to my heart.
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Forgiveness Heart Joy Lost Myself
If you run, you might lose. If you don’t run, you’re guaranteed to lose.
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Lose Run Yourself
Your children need your presence more than your presents.
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Children Gift Presence Yourself
Some people’s lives are worthy of taking the time to say goodbye to.
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Leaving Live People Time Worth
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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Desire Policy Strength Time
No one wants to see self-destructive riots because there’s no future in riots.
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Destructive Fight Future See
No one should negotiate their dreams. Dreams must be free to fly high. No government, no legislature, has a right to limit your dreams. You should never agree to surrender your dreams.
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Dream Freedom Government Inspirational Limitation Right
I say America: Stay out of the Bushes.
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Hide Myself
It is time for us to turn to each other, not on each other.
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Each Other Time Togetherness

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