We must not measure greatness from the mansion down, but from the manger up.
JESSE JACKSONI know they are all environmentalists. I heard a lot of my speeches recycled.
More Jesse Jackson Quotes
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The burden of being black is that you have to be superior just to be equal. But the glory of it is that, once you achieve, you have achieved, indeed.
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A Call to Protect and Democratize U.S. Elections: A Panel Presentation on the challenges to American elections.
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People like to say don’t abort, adopt. But I’m saying don’t strip, scholarship.
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Hold your head high, stick your chest out. It gets dark sometimes, but morning comes. Keep hope alive.
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When I came here, I put my hand on the Bible and swore to uphold the Constitution. I didn’t put my hand on the Constitution and swear to uphold the Bible.
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Time is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things.
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Deliberation and debate is the way you stir the soul of our democracy.
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We began to talk about one’s faith and the storm.
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He should be removed from the airwaves as soon as possible. Bill Bennett owes America an apology. He certainly owes African-Americans an apology.
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The solution to a crisis pregnancy is not to kill the innocent baby but to deal with the mother’s values and her attitudes toward life.
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If my mind can conceive it, My heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it!
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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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You may not be responsible for being down, but you must be responsible for getting up.
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Leadership cannot just go along to get along. Leadership must meet the moral challenge of the day.
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If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it.
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