Jesse Jackson

No one wants to see self-destructive riots because there’s no future in riots.

Jesse Jackson

Nobody will save us from us but us.

Jesse Jackson

Our goal was not freedom. Freedom was the necessary prerequisite to get to equality.

Jesse Jackson

Our premise is that inclusion leads to growth. So for those who are locked out, they lose development, and those who are in power lose market and growth.

Jesse Jackson

So many bright stars, bright in life, burn out quickly.

Jesse Jackson

We are facing a stiff wind right now, but if we persist and keep fighting back, we will prevail.

Jesse Jackson

What we have to be judged by is the work we try to do. It’s public service, not perfect service.

Jesse Jackson

When blacks are unemployed, they are considered lazy and apathetic. When whites are unemployed, it’s considered a depression.

Jesse Jackson

When you create more small businesses, you create small entrepreneurship. Out of that comes self-determination and employment.

Jesse Jackson

You may choose your mate, but you cannot deny someone else the right to choose their mate.

Jesse Jackson