Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. (born Jesse Louis BurnsOctober 8, 1941) is an American civil rights activist and Baptist minister.
At the end of the day, we must go forward with hope and not backward by fear and division. Use this quote
In many ways, history is marked as 'before' and 'after' Rosa Parks. She sat down in order that we all might stand up, and the walls of segregation came down. Use this quote
People internalize, from the jail to student loan debt, to credit card debt, to unemployment to the whole collective. It manifests itself in many ways, in people's home lives, domestic stuff. Use this quote
We have to judge politicians by their cumulative score. In one innings they make a great catch, in another they drop the ball. In one they score a home run, in another they strike out. But it is their cumulative batting average that we are interested in. Use this quote
In Afghanistan, there is a plan to build democracy; hundreds of thousands of troops are protecting it. There is a plan to rebuild and reconstruct there. But many thousands of Americans die from violence and poverty every year and we don't have a plan for reconstruction at home. Use this quote
Keep hope alive! Use this quote
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. Use this quote
Leadership has a harder job to do than just choose sides. It must bring sides together. Use this quote
Leadership cannot just go along to get along. Leadership must meet the moral challenge of the day. Use this quote
Black men of integrity cannot make a deal with a politician and leave out the poor of the nation, all God's children. Use this quote
