419 Quotes by Jesse Jackson

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    There's a full-court press to put down an uprising around Ferguson, but no preparation for lifting up the people there.

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    It's not enough to vote for a democracy, ... Democracy requires vigilance. Democracy requires patience.

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    I think reconciliation is Obama's goal - but the fight with the Republicans is like a fight with pit bulls, they never let go. Even worse, now the Republicans feel they can keep pushing and he will keep giving. They have not seen a stiff resistance on his part.

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    Those who have the most wealth and the most property, their children have the first, the best, and the most.

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    The agreement will involve a commitment over a three- to five-year period for more employment, a commitment to end a hostile work environment for women as well as economic development in terms of car dealerships and use of professional services.

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    Those powers that control the tent are not threatened at all by any activity that you engage in, in the shadows, that's not moving toward the tent. And I am rather convinced that we have a generation that is so preoccupied with life in the shadows, they never even focus on getting to the sunlight where you open up the big tent.

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