Jesse Jackson Quotes

United States, Politician
October 8, 1941

Jesse Louis Jackson Sr. (né Burns; born October 8, 1941) 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.

Also known as Activist, Baptist

There have been more people disenfranchised in Washington than there have been in Kuwait.

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- People
I'm not wasting my time with any more non-straight-talking candidates.

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- Time

Music of all arts should be expansive and inclusive.

Jesse Jackson
- Music
If the states had to vote on slavery, we would have lost the vote.

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- Lost
- Slavery
I take my role seriously as a pastor.

Jesse Jackson
Conservatives and liberals can find common ground.

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

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- Help
- Political