60 Quotes by Alphonso Jackson

Although the Fair Housing Act of 1968 made it illegal to discriminate in selling, renting or financing housing in America, recent studies we have conducted show housing discrimination is alive and well in the U.S., ... Under the leadership of President Bush, our national commitment to creating equal housing opportunities for all Americans is as strong today as it was under President Johnson in 1968 when this law was passed.

The Republican Party is committed to the basic principle that everyone deserves a chance to achieve the American Dream.

The administration is committed to help every city, county and state

I mean, I look back now and I realize that at the time Great Society was put in place, you had a different vision.

I know if it shocked me, it shocks low- and moderate-income people, especially people who have to travel an hour and a half back and forth to work. There are certain low-income people that clearly are going to be devastated by the oil prices. If we can help them, we should come to their defense.

The funding we announce today will help provide homes and vital services to those who need them most.

The dream doesn’t lie in victimization or blame; it lies in hard work, determination and a good education.

You can’t rise as a class. You have to rise individually. It’s what many of the civil rights-era people don’t understand.

And I’m the kind of manager that doesn’t believe that you micro-manage professionals. They should understand their responsibility and carry out those responsibility.