We must not measure greatness from the mansion down, but from the manger up.

Quote by Jesse Jackson

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Today's students can put dope in their veins or hope in their brains. If they...

Today's students can put dope in their veins or hope in their brains. If they...

I hear that melting-pot stuff a lot, and all I can say is that we...

I hear that melting-pot stuff a lot, and all I can say is that we...

I am not a perfect servant. I am a public servant doing my best against...

I am not a perfect servant. I am a public servant doing my best against...

From seeds of his body blossomed the flower that liberated a people and touched the...

From seeds of his body blossomed the flower that liberated a people and touched the...

Deliberation and debate is the way you stir the soul of our democracy.

Deliberation and debate is the way you stir the soul of our democracy.

At the end of the day, we must go forward with hope and not backward...

At the end of the day, we must go forward with hope and not backward...

When the doors of opportunity swing open, we must make sure that we are not...

When the doors of opportunity swing open, we must make sure that we are not...

Luck is a crossroad where preparation and opportunity meet

Luck is a crossroad where preparation and opportunity meet

Leadership cannot just go along to get along. Leadership must meet the moral challenge of...

Leadership cannot just go along to get along. Leadership must meet the moral challenge of...

Keep hope alive!

Keep hope alive!

George Bush has met more foreign heads of state than I have. But a substantial...

George Bush has met more foreign heads of state than I have. But a substantial...

In politics, an organized minority is a political majority.

In politics, an organized minority is a political majority.

It is time for us to turn to each other, not on each other.

It is time for us to turn to each other, not on each other.

If there are occasions when my grape turned into a raisin and my joy bell...

If there are occasions when my grape turned into a raisin and my joy bell...

No one should negotiate their dreams. Dreams must be free to fly high. No government,...

No one should negotiate their dreams. Dreams must be free to fly high. No government,...

Our dreams must be stronger than our memories. We must be pulled by our dreams,...

Our dreams must be stronger than our memories. We must be pulled by our dreams,...

I cast my bread on the waters long ago. Now it's time for you to...

I cast my bread on the waters long ago. Now it's time for you to...

Never look down on anybody unless you're helping him up.

Never look down on anybody unless you're helping him up.

A check or credit card, a Gucci bag strap, anything of value will do. Give...

A check or credit card, a Gucci bag strap, anything of value will do. Give...

When we're unemployed, we're called lazy; when the whites are unemployed it's called a depression.

When we're unemployed, we're called lazy; when the whites are unemployed it's called a depression.