For me, Barack Obamas election was a milestone of the most extraordinary kind. On the day he was elected I felt such hope in my heart. I thought we were seeing the beginning of a new era of equal opportunity across race and gender such as America had never known before. – Jesse Jackson
Our dreams must be stronger than our memories. We must be pulled by our dreams, rater than pushed by our memories. – Jesse Jackson
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
Many kids come out of college, they have a credit card and a diploma. They dont know how to buy a house or a car or health insurance or life insurance. They do not know basic microeconomics. – Jesse Jackson