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We must not measure greatness from the mansion down, but from the manger up.

Jesse Jackson

Giuliani has certainly set a climate for permissiveness of violence and mean police behavior.
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Attitude Oppression Violence
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
When we were hit on 9/11 it took us a few weeks to get the coalition together because [George] Bush had come in with a kind of narrow ideology, looking at the world, I’d say, through a keyhole and not through a door.
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Kind Togetherness
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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Attitude Dealing Herself Kill Life Mom Pregnant Value
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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Achievement Black Equality
We were fundamentally the same. They expressed their anger more willingly. We developed the capacity to internalize our anger, using a nonviolent discipline.
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Anger Development Discipline Expression Fundamental Ourselves Willing
I’m too mature to be angry.
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Angry Myself One Liner
Keep hope alive!
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Alive Hope
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 think the pain is subsiding. The back is getting better.
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Myself Pain Thinking
No one wants to see self-destructive riots because there’s no future in riots.
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Destructive Fight Future See
A check or credit card, a Gucci bag strap, anything of value will do. Give as you live.
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Generosity Live Value Yourself
Your children need your presence more than your presents.
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Children Gift Presence 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
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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Hands Myself Religious
These students are courageous and this is an experience they will never forget, They held on to hope and had the strength and determination to survive.
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Courage Determination Experience Forget Hope Strength Student Survive

We must not measure greatness from the mansion down, but from the manger up.

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