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I came to the conclusion that in order to end racial barriers, I n

I came to the conclusion that in order to end racial barriers, I needed to run for the office of the president and put forth an agenda of social justice and world peace. In addition, I concluded that someone needed to run and challenge the liberal orthodoxy. – Jesse Jackson

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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

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I am not a perfect servant. I am a public servant doing my best against the odds. As I develop and serve, be patient. God is not finished with me yet. – Jesse Jackson

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Oh, how great peace and quietness would he possess who should cut off all vain anxiety and place all his confidence in God. – Thomas a Kempis

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Some think that by preparing to deal with crises you make them more likely. I think the wiser judgment is the contrary. In this area at least, if you want peace or stability, its better to prepare for war or instability. – Timothy Geithner

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One is called to live nonviolently, even if the change one works for seems impossible. – Daniel Berrigan

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I was much distressed by next door people who had twin babies and played the violin but one of the twins died, and the other has eaten the fiddle, so all is peace. – Edward Lear

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My dad keeps joking about sneaking into my grandparents house and switching out their HBO for PBS so they think Im on Downton Abbey. – Allison Williams

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For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do. (Romans 7:19 – Bible

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