Jesse Jackson Quotes & Sayings (Page 9)

“The relationship between the prophet and the President, the priest and the President, is a sacred one.”

“I am a journalist.”

“I want to make America better!”

“So many bright stars, bright in life, burn out quickly.”

“The great responsibility that we have today is to put the poor and the near poor back on front of the American agenda.”

“The laws are stacked for the wealthy.”

“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.”

“Who lives long and who dies prematurely, is the defining issue of our time. And I submit to you, there's a significant race dimension, it is basically class-driven.”

“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.”

“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.”