You can't rise as a class. You have to rise individually. It's what many of the civil rights-era people don't understand.
Alphonso JacksonAnd I always like to stress, it's not a quota, not a set-aside, it's not about race, it's about giving opportunities to demonstrate their abilities to do work with the Federal Government.
Alphonso JacksonThe Bush administration is the most diverse in history because the president fills jobs on the basis of a person's capabilities and qualifications, not on the color of his or her skin.
Alphonso Jackson