In Afghanistan, there is a plan to build democracy; hundreds of thousands of troops are protecting it. There is a plan to rebuild and reconstruct there. But many thousands of Americans die from violence and poverty every year and we don't have a plan for reconstruction at home. Jesse Jackson afghanistanamericanbuild share on social
There's great disparity between who goes to college and who goes to jail. Who lives long and who dies prematurely, is the defining issue of our time. And I submit to you, there's a significant race dimension, it is basically class-driven. Jesse Jackson basicallyclasscollege share on social
When they wrote the Constitution, only white male landowners had the right to vote. Jesse Jackson constitutionlandownermale Change image and share on social
I have worked hard to build relationships between Jewish people and black people. Jesse Jackson blackbuildhard Change image and share on social
Who lives long and who dies prematurely, is the defining issue of our time. And I submit to you, there's a significant race dimension, it is basically class-driven. Jesse Jackson basicallyclassdefine Change image and share on social
I hear that melting-pot stuff a lot, and all I can say is that we haven't melted. Jesse Jackson hearlotmelt Change image and share on social
Many have fought for and even lost their lives to end segregation, to win the right to vote. It disappoints me to now have to cajole people to register and to vote. Jesse Jackson cajoledisappointend Change image and share on social
Black and Jewish leaders have been a coalition of conscience. Jesse Jackson blackcoalitionconscience Change image and share on social
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. Jesse Jackson behavedemocraticfair share on social
