The relationship between the prophet and the President, the priest and the President, is a sacred one. – Jesse Jackson
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
Leadership has a harder job to do than just choose sides. It must bring sides together. – Jesse Jackson
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