We want the youth to stand still knowing that their parents and their ministers would cross the line for them.
JESSE JACKSONTo call her a seamstress is irrelevant, She was not arrested for sewing. She was a freedom fighter.
More Jesse Jackson Quotes
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When the doors of opportunity swing open, we must make sure that we are not too drunk or too indifferent to walk through.
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Leadership has a harder job to do than just choose sides. It must bring sides together.
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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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Never look down on anybody unless you’re helping them up.
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If you fall behind, run faster. Never give up, never surrender, and rise up against the odds.
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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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If you wear a hoodie but aren’t registered to vote, you got the symbolism but missed the substance.
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From seeds of his body blossomed the flower that liberated a people and touched the soul of a nation.
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To call her a seamstress is irrelevant, She was not arrested for sewing. She was a freedom fighter.
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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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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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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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Some people’s lives are worthy of taking the time to say goodbye to.
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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.
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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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