Quote by Jesse Jackson
Weve been so preoccupied with getting the government to behave in

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

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

Category:
Home
Read Quote

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

Category:
Peace
Read Quote

Many kids come out of college, they have a credit card and a diploma. They dont know how to buy a house or a car or health insurance or life insurance. They do not know basic microeconomics. – Jesse Jackson

Category:
car
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Government
category

It is from weakness that people reach for dictators and concentrated government power. Only the strong can be free. And only the productive can be strong. – Wendell Willkie

Category:
Government

To rule is easy, to govern difficult. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Category:
Government

The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The Republicans are the party that says government doesnt work and then they get elected and prove it. – P. J. ORourke

Category:
Government

Acquire a government over your ideas, that they may come down when they are called, and depart when they are bidden. – Isaac Watts

Category:
Government

Random Quotes

Obscurity and competence: That is the life that is worth living. – Mark Twain

Category:
Obscurity

If you are tired of partisanship over patriotism, you need to vote for a change in direction. – Jennifer Granholm

Category:
Patriotism

Art hurts. Art urges voyages – and it is easier to stay at home. – Gwendolyn Brooks

Category:
Art

We turn to God for help when our foundations are shaking, only to learn that it is God who is shaking them. – Charles C. West

Category:
Adversity