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We must renew the economy from the bottom up, not top down.

Jesse Jackson

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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
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Jesse Louis Jackson
Sr.
Jesse Louis Jackson
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You may not be responsible for being down, but you must be responsible for getting up.
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We’ve 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.
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If you fall behind, run faster. Never give up, never surrender, and rise up against the odds.
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The interest right now is taking resources back to the state and allowing the minority to have tyranny over the minority. It's an ideological power grab. It's like in this Congressional rebellion they are willing to sink the ship to destroy the captain.
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I had gained a greater appreciation of hearing the concerns of woman, doctors, and so many others.
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So many bright stars, bright in life, burn out quickly.
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