Quotes by Jesse Jackson

About Jesse Jackson:

Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. is an American civil rights activist, Baptist minister, and politician. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as a shadow U.S. Senator for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997. He is the founder of the organizations that merged to form Rainbow/PUSH. Former U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson, Jr. is his eldest son. Jackson was also the host of Both Sides with Jesse Jackson on CNN from 1992 to 2000.
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There have been more people disenfranchised in Washington than there have been in Kuwait.

Jesse Jackson

When you create more small businesses, you create small entrepreneurship. Out of that comes self-determination and employment.

Jesse Jackson

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

Jesse Jackson

If a black doctor discovers a cure for cancer, ain't no hospital going to lock him out.

Jesse Jackson

Few would deny that blacks have become very dominant in athletics: football, basketball, track, now dominant in tennis and dominant in golf.

Jesse Jackson

You know, people'd always ask 'Why is Jesse Jackson running for the White House?' They never seen the house I'm running from.

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Humanitarian appeals always help. They penetrate deeper than political tradeoffs.

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From seeds of his body blossomed the flower that liberated a people and touched the soul of a nation.

Jesse Jackson

If you run, you might lose. If you don't run, you're guaranteed to lose.

Jesse Jackson

If you think black people have a motivation problem, open up a Wal-Mart and advertise a thousand jobs. Watch 5,000 people show up.

Jesse Jackson

In many ways Africa subsidised America and Europe's development.

Jesse Jackson

I know they are all environmentalists. I heard a lot of my speeches recycled.

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I had to steal to survive.

Jesse Jackson

Statehood for the District of Columbia is the most important civil rights and social justice issue in America today.

Jesse Jackson

If the states had to vote on slavery, we would have lost the vote.

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I want to make America better!

Jesse Jackson

Obama used to be a community organizer. He knows how to build communities.

Jesse Jackson

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 o...

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People always grow and mature.

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If you don't feel apologetic for slavery, if you don't feel apologetic for colonialism, if you feel proud of it then say that.

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Many have fought for and even lost their lives to end segregation, to win the right to vote. It disappoints me to now have to cajole people to register and to vote.

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Author Bio

  • NameJesse Jackson
  • DescriptionAfrican-American civil rights activist and politician
  • AliasesJesse Jackson, Sr.; Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr.
  • BornOctober 8, 1941
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPolitician; Sportsperson; Gridiron Football Player
  • AwardsSpingarn Medal; Presidential Medal Of Freedom