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Jesse Jackson was a contemporary American baptist minister, activist, and politician. Jesse Louis Jackson is an American civil rights activist, politician, and ordained Baptist minister. Beginning as a young protégé of Martin Luther King Jr. Read more on Wikipedia →

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“If there are occasions when my grape turned into a raisin and my joy bell lost its resonance, please forgive me. Charge it to my head and not to my heart.”
— Jesse Jackson
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“Never look down on anybody unless you're helping them up.”
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“Your children need your presence more than your presents.”
— Jesse Jackson
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“If my mind can conceive it, My heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it!”
— Jesse Jackson
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“Success needs no explanation. Failure does not have one that matters.”
— Jesse Jackson
Success Matters

“I am not a perfect servant. I am a public servant doing my best against the odds. As I develop and serve, be patient. God is not finished with me yet.”
— Jesse Jackson
Best God I Am
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