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Quote by Jesse Jackson
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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A man who cannot be enticed by money or intimidated by the threat of jail or death has two of the strongest weapons that anyone has to offer. – Jesse Jackson

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Death
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Leadership cannot just go along to get along. Leadership must meet the moral challenge of the day. – 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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Many African leaders refuse to send their troops on peace keeping missions abroad because they probably need their armies to intimidate their own populations. – Kofi Annan

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I beg Osama to stop warring. He is a Muslim, and Islam means peace. Nobody wins in a war… I wish I were tapped in the problem about Iraq. I knew Saddam enough that I could have talked him into surrendering. But its too late. – Imelda Marcos

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It is madness for sheep to talk peace with a wolf. – Thomas Fuller

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Peace

Several studies, and a number of public statements by senior military and political personalities, testify that – except for disputes between the present nuclear states – all military conflicts, as well as threats to peace, can be dealt with using conventional weapons. – Joseph Rotblat

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A man who has never made a woman angry is a failure in life. – Christopher Morley

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The idiot who praises, with enthusiastic tone, All centuries but this, and every country but his own. – W. S. Gilbert

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A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on. – Winston Churchill

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The greatest conqueror is he who overcomes the enemy without a blow. – Chinese Proverb

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