Jesse Jackson Quotes

• Why are there no African Americans in that circle?

  Jesse Jackson

• Since 1963, much has changed in America and the world. And much remains the same. The struggle for fairness, equal protection, equal opportunity, self-determination, the struggle to defend the poor and the needy, a fairer distribution of wealth and resources, continues in the face of the hostility of the vested interests, power and domination of the few.

  Jesse Jackson

• We must democratize access to health care, education, and housing. Without an agenda of economic security, democracy is just recycling poverty.

  Jesse Jackson

• Assume its position in the world’s leadership and its rightful place in the family of nations.

  Jesse Jackson

• Africans in the hull of a slave ship.

  Jesse Jackson

• Though our histories are burdensome with pain and often bitter memories, we must have the strength to get ahead and not just get even.

  Jesse Jackson

• We must make it clear that talk of isolating Venezuela, talk of assassinating its leader, this is unacceptable, and it must be denounced roundly by our president.

  Jesse Jackson

• We’re not going to have an oil war.

  Jesse Jackson

• It must be unequivocally clear that such a heinous act is not desirable nor designed nor planned. We must use power to reduce tensions, reduce the rhetoric of our threats.

  Jesse Jackson

• The good news is, she is a tough person and she is going to survive this.

  Jesse Jackson

• Rhetoric, especially if taken to their conclusion, only undermines international diplomacy and dialogue, and has no place in today’s world.

  Jesse Jackson

• When God rang the bell that ended the fight, the world cried out for one more round.

  Jesse Jackson

• He brings to the table a body of invaluable accomplishments as a former congressman, senator and vice president.

  Jesse Jackson

• Most qualified and experienced candidate in a generation.

  Jesse Jackson

• I say America: Stay out of the Bushes.

  Jesse Jackson

• A Call to Protect and Democratize U.S. Elections: A Panel Presentation on the challenges to American elections.

  Jesse Jackson

• At the White House after hours, talking about a range of things and having prayer.

  Jesse Jackson

• You need faith when storms come suddenly, so I really talked to Hillary and Chelsea about matters of faith and unconditional love.

  Jesse Jackson

• Has done a great job walking a thin line between revenge and remedy.

  Jesse Jackson

• Their sense of willingness to work to bring relief is awesome.

  Jesse Jackson

Jesse Jackson (130)

Birth:	8th October, 1941
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Activist, Politician

About

Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. was born in Greenville, South Carolina, USA. He is an American civil rights activist and politician. He earned a BA degree from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in 1964. He also studied at the University of Illinois, and Chicago Theological Seminary. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as a shadow U.S. Senator for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997. He is the founder of the organizations that merged to form Rainbow/PUSH. He was also the host of Both Sides with Jesse Jackson on CNN from 1992 to 2000. He has been known for commanding public attention since he first started working for Martin Luther King Jr. In 1965, he participated in the Selma to Montgomery marches organized by James Bevel, King and other civil rights leaders in Alabama.

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