That's just like America. It's made up of lots of different people. We're all different colors, different ages, we do different jobs -- but it takes all of us black people, white people, brown people, men and women, young and old, working in the factories, working in the fields, working in offices, working in stores -- it takes a lot of different kinds of people to get the job done for America.
Jesse JacksonWhen blacks are unemployed, they are considered lazy and apathetic. When whites are unemployed, it's considered a depression.
Jesse JacksonWorkers, black and white, need some kind of international affirmative action to protect them from unfair competition with unorganized or slave labor abroad and unfair competition with robots at home.
Jesse JacksonWhat we have to be judged by is the work we try to do. It's public service, not perfect service.
Jesse Jackson