419 Quotes by Jesse Jackson

A man who cannot be enticed by money or intimidated by the threat of jail or death has two of the strongest weapons that anyone has to offer.

We were fundamentally the same. They expressed their anger more willingly. We developed the capacity to internalize our anger, using a nonviolent discipline.

There is nothing more painful to me at this stage in my life than to walk down the street and hear footsteps... then turn around and see somebody white and feel relieved.

Great things happen in small places. Jesus was born in Bethlehem. Jesse Jackson was born in Greenville.

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.

We need millions more to act and react to what we saw in the gulf. Images were burned into our consciousness.

At the end of the day, we're defined by our predicament, not by the sides of town.

The only justification for ever looking down on somebody is to pick them up.

I do not deny the allegation, I deny the allegator.