Jesse Jackson Quotes


Choose to get ahead—not get even.


Citations

Jesse Jackson, Candidate for the Democratic Nomination for President, Founder, National Rainbow Coalition, Advice to Political Candidates who are attacked by their opponents, Interview, PBS The Tavis Smiley Show, January 25, 2008

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Jesse Jackson
Jesse Jackson
  • Born: October 8, 1941
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Activist

Jesse Louis Jackson is an American political activist, Baptist minister, and politician. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as a shadow U.S. Senator for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997.