The white Christian church never raised to the heights of Christ. It stayed within the limit of culture.
Jesse JacksonIf a black doctor discovers a cure for cancer, ain't no hospital going to lock him out.
Jesse JacksonWe are facing a stiff wind right now, but if we persist and keep fighting back, we will prevail.
Jesse JacksonThe trouble is that nonviolence is so often defined as refusal to fight, and that is the American definition of cowardice. In fact, marching unarmed against the guns and dogs of the police requires more courage than does aggression. The perverted idea of manhood coming from the barrel of a gun is what keeps people from understanding nonviolence.
Jesse Jackson