Quote by Jesse Jackson
In many ways, history is marked as before and after Rosa Parks. Sh

In many ways, history is marked as before and after Rosa Parks. She sat down in order that we all might stand up, and the walls of segregation came down. – Jesse Jackson

Other quotes by Jesse Jackson

Weve removed the ceiling above our dreams. There are no more impossible dreams. – Jesse Jackson

Category:
Dreams
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A man must be willing to die for justice. Death is an inescapable reality and men die daily, but good deeds live forever. – Jesse Jackson

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Death
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Todays students can put dope in their veins or hope in their brains. If they can conceive it and believe it, they can achieve it. They must know it is not their aptitude but their attitude that will determine their altitude. – Jesse Jackson

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Attitude
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Other Quotes from
History
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I dont see women and think of them as competition or with judgment. Women really move me. I feel connected to all kinds of women. I am angry because I think weve been mistreated throughout history in different countries, including America. I admire women. – Salma Hayek

Category:
History

If good history is dispassionate history, it must naturally wait until the passions of the period subside. – James Buchan

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History

Historians are gossips who tease the dead. – Voltaire, Scribbling Books

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History

History is a kind of introduction to more interesting people than we can possibly meet in our restricted lives; let us not neglect the opportunity. – Dexter Perkins

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History

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Society is the union of men and not the men themselves. – Charles de Secondat

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One in seven Americans lives without health insurance, and thats a truly staggering figure. – John M. McHugh

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Health

Duty is heavy as a mountain but
Death is lighter than a feather. – Japanese Proverb

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Duty

Carpe per diem – seize the check. – Robin Williams

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Business