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

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We have to judge politicians by their cumulative score. In one innings they make a great catch, in another they drop the ball. In one they score a home run, in another they strike out. But it is their cumulative batting average that we are interested in. – Jesse Jackson

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So here we are today with a new conversation. When University of Georgia plays Georgia Tech, its uniform color versus skin color. We have – weve overcome that level of racial fear. – Jesse Jackson

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Meditation while walking has a long, noble history in ancient spiritual disciplines. – Andrew Weil

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We have our own history, our own language, our own culture. But our destiny is also tied up with the destinies of other people – history has made us all South Africans. – Mangosuthu Buthelezi

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Unlike any other leader in modern American history, we are led today by a president that has decided to pit Americans against each other. – Marco Rubio

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The past is malleable and flexible, changing as our recollection interprets and re-explains what has happened. – Peter Berger

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