419 Quotes by Jesse Jackson

A man must be willing to die for justice. Death is an inescapable reality and men die daily, but good deeds live forever.

When journalists and politicians speak of a dwindling middle class that's under economic assault and a poor community that's getting bigger, they're talking about Ferguson. Independent of the racial demographics and dynamics of Ferguson, Missouri, there's a 'Ferguson' near you.

I hope that he will, in time, that he will say more, ... Face the Nation.

I must oppose the use of federal funds for a policy of killing infants.

Watch the walls come down, whether it's in the South or on Wall Street. When the walls come down, what do we find? More markets, more talent, more capital and growth. Which means that the race and sex discrimination stunt economic growth. It's not good for capitalism. It's not good for America's growth. And it's not morally right.

Nobody will save us from us but us.

We are at a tug of war over American values. Our nation must lead with superior ideas and sacrifices, not with guns and bombs.

Hovering above us is a certain degree of sadness. There's been another murder at the hands of officers of the state. And what do we want? We want the truth to be told. We want justice served, and the laws to be adhered to.

Just because a chicken was born in the oven doesn't make it a biscuit.