The only justification for ever looking down on somebody is to pick them up.
JESSE JACKSONHe has stood for the inclusion of all segments of our society under the law; women, gender equality, workers’ rights to organize, and civil rights for the least able.
More Jesse Jackson Quotes
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Some people’s lives are worthy of taking the time to say goodbye to.
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Our dreams must be stronger than our memories. We must be pulled by our dreams, rater than pushed by our memories.
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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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At the end of the day, we must go forward with hope and not backward by fear and division.
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Never look down on anybody unless you’re helping them 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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I say America: Stay out of the Bushes.
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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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Your children need your presence more than your presents.
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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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Luck is a crossroad where preparation and opportunity meet
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We’ve removed the ceiling above our dreams. There are no more impossible dreams.
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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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No one wants to see self-destructive riots because there’s no future in riots.
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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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