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.
JESSE JACKSONNo one wants to see self-destructive riots because there’s no future in riots.
More Jesse Jackson Quotes
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A check or credit card, a Gucci bag strap, anything of value will do. Give as you live.
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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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If you run, you might lose. If you don’t run, you’re guaranteed to lose.
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We’ve removed the ceiling above our dreams. There are no more impossible dreams.
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The poor and the working poor have been locked out of the nation’s consciousness, even by the media and by many ministers. Katrina washed away the debris that was covering the locked out and left behind.
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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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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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Leadership cannot just go along to get along. Leadership must meet the moral challenge of the day.
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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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I say America: Stay out of the Bushes.
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I’m too mature to be angry.
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You may not be responsible for being down, but you must be responsible for getting up.
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Hold your head high, stick your chest out. You can make it. It gets dark sometimes, but morning comes. Keep hope alive.
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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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