34 quotes by Jesse Jackson

“For me, Barack Obama's election was a milestone of the most extraordinary kind. On the day he was elected I felt such hope in my heart. I thought we were seeing the beginning of a new era of equal opportunity across race and gender such as America had never known before.” — Jesse Jackson

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“Leadership has a harder job to do than just choose sides. It must bring sides together.” — Jesse Jackson

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“Leadership cannot just go along to get along. Leadership must meet the moral challenge of the day.” — Jesse Jackson

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“We must all learn a good lesson - how to live together. That is the new challenge of the new world... learning to co-exist and not co-annihilate.” — Jesse Jackson

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“Music of all arts should be expansive and inclusive.” — Jesse Jackson

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“I came to the conclusion that in order to end racial barriers, I needed to run for the office of the president and put forth an agenda of social justice and world peace. In addition, I concluded that someone needed to run and challenge the liberal orthodoxy.” — Jesse Jackson

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“In politics, an organized minority is a political majority.” — Jesse Jackson

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“The relationship between the prophet and the President, the priest and the President, is a sacred one.” — Jesse Jackson

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“It is a historical error for those who were not there to just refer to August 28th as 'I Have a Dream' speech day. That is a real disservice to those who were there. It was a sad day. It was not a celebration environment.” — Jesse Jackson

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