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Quote by Jesse Jackson
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Weve been so preoccupied with getting the government to behave in a fair and democratic way, we were not able to focus on the private sector where most of the jobs are, where most of the wealth and opportunities are. – Jesse Jackson

Other quotes by Jesse Jackson

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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Jesse Jackson
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Capital punishment turns the state into a murderer. But imprisonment turns the state into a gay dungeon-master. – Jesse Jackson

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Justice & Law
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Jesse Jackson
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Government
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Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison. – Henry David Thoreau

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Government

In the councils of a state, the question is not so much, what ought to be done? As, what can be done? – Proverb

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Government

Democracy is two wolves and a lamb deciding what to have for dinner. Liberty is a well-armed lamb. – Author unknown, commonly misattributed to Benjamin Franklin (Thanks, Art)

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Government

I strive never to forget the real world consequences of my decisions on individuals, businesses and government. – Sonia Sotomayor

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Government

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Long before we saw the sea, its spray was on our lips, and showered salt rain upon us. – Charles Dickens, David Copperfield

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Water

President Ford was a devoted, decent man of impeccable integrity who put service to his country before his own self interest. He helped heal our nation during a time of crisis, provided steady leadership and restored peoples faith in the presidency and in government. – Mark Udall

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Faith

The more money an American accumulates, the less interesting he becomes. – Gore Vidal

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Money

My mom loved rock n roll. My father hated it. We couldnt play it when he was around. – Patti Smith

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mom