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Those who write the editorials and those who write the columns, they simply are unaccountable. They're free to impose their cultural politics in the name of freedom of the press.

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Jesse Jackson
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: October 8
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Jesse Jackson
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Jesse Louis Jackson
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I've paid my dues. I've earned your votes. Send me.
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I preach nonviolence because it's the better alternative.
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