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.
JESSE JACKSONIt is in struggle and service with our brothers and sisters, individually and collectively, that we find the meaning of life.
More Jesse Jackson Quotes
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People like to say don’t abort, adopt. But I’m saying don’t strip, scholarship.
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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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The invasion only made matters worse. The occupation will not work, Iraq is unoccupiable, that will not work.
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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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We must not measure greatness from the mansion down, but from the manger up.
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We want the youth to stand still knowing that their parents and their ministers would cross the line for them.
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You cannot teach what you don’t know. You cannot give energy if you’re not on fire on the inside.
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It is in struggle and service with our brothers and sisters, individually and collectively, that we find the meaning of life.
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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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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.
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We’ve removed the ceiling above our dreams. There are no more impossible dreams.
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I want the conflict to be resolved so Libya can continue on its path to world leadership.
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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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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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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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