In Afghanistan, there is a plan to build democracy hundreds of thousands of troops are protecting it. There is a plan to rebuild and reconstruct there. But many thousands of Americans die from violence and poverty every year and we dont have a plan for reconstruction at home. – Jesse Jackson
I was extended secret service protection during my presidential run in 1984, when I received the most death threats ever made toward a candidate. – Jesse Jackson
Time is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things. – Jesse Jackson
It is a historical error for those who were not there to just refer to August 28th as I Have a Dream speech day. That is a real disservice to those who were there. It was a sad day. It was not a celebration environment. – Jesse Jackson
Baseball, to me, is still the national pastime because it is a summer game. I feel that almost all Americans are summer people, that summer is what they think of when they think of their childhood. I think it stirs up an incredible emotion within people. – Steve Busby, in Washington Post, 8 July 1974