The great responsibility that we have today is to put the poor and the near poor back on front of the American agenda.
Jesse JacksonWe must face the No. 1 critical issue of our day. It is youth crime in general and black-on-black crime in particular. There is nothing more painful to me at this stage in my life than to walk down the street and hear footsteps and start thinking about robbery. Then look around and see somebody white and feel relieved. After all we have been through, just to think we can't walk down our own streets, how humiliating.
Jesse JacksonTime is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things.
Jesse JacksonLeadership cannot just go along to get along. Leadership must meet the moral challenge of the day.
Jesse Jackson