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Quotables
 During
his social and political campaigns, Jesse Jackson has exhibited
a flair for weaving phrases together.
BY
JESSE JACKSON
 "When
in Rome, do as the Romans do.' That's bad exegesis. It is our
burden to transform Rome, not to adjust to it."
(Washington
speech, 1994)
"We
must believe that truth crushed to the earth will rise again.
We must remember that if a matter is morally wrong, it cannot
be politically right."
(Washington
speech, 1991)
"Most
blacks are not poor, most poor are not black. Most of the poor
are white, female and young. Whether white, black or brown, hunger
hurts. They don't just live in Harlem or Chicago, they live in
Appalachia."
(Washington
speech, 1998)
MORE
JESSE-ISMS
On
his activism: "I'm a tree-shaker, not a jelly-maker."
On creating
change: "Both tears and sweat are salty, but they render a
different result. Tears will get you sympathy; sweat will get
you change."
On seizing
the moment: "When the doors of opportunity swing open, we
must make sure that we are not too drunk or too indifferent to
walk through."
On leadership:
"Leadership has a harder job to do than just choose sides. It
must bring sides together."
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