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Ronald Reagan was older than I was when he ran for president.

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Jesse Jackson
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: October 8
Activist
Civil Rights Advocate
Human Rights Activist
Pastor
Politician
Greenville
South Carolina
Jesse Jackson
Sr.
Jesse Louis Jackson
Sr.
Jesse Louis Jackson
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When everyone is included, everyone wins.
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I've paid my dues. I've earned your votes. Send me.
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Capital punishment turns the state into a murderer. But imprisonment turns the state into a gay dungeon-master.
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