Great things happen in small places. Jesus was born in Bethlehem. Jesse Jackson was born in Greenville.
Jesse JacksonNo one should negotiate their dreams. Dreams must be free to fly high. No government, no legislature, has a right to limit your dreams. You should never agree to surrender your dreams.
Jesse JacksonRacism as a form of skin worship, and as a sickness and a pathological anxiety for America, is so great, until the poor whites -- rather than fighting for jobs or education -- fight to remain pink and fight to remain white. And therefore they cannot see an alliance with people that they feel to be inherently inferior.
Jesse JacksonWhat we have to be judged by is the work we try to do. It's public service, not perfect service.
Jesse Jackson