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“You are not going to revive the unemployment of 26 million Americans with tax cuts.”

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Jesse Jackson is an American civil rights activist, Baptist minister, and politician, born on October 8, 1941. He is renowned for his pivotal role in the civil rights movement and his relentless pursuit of economic and social justice. more

“There was a direct jobs program from the Rooselvelt administration in the 1930s. The Justice Department has set up a task force to investigate the banks and the mortgage crisis but that's a little too late. Whenever they report they will report the obvious. It will be too late to impact the people who need the help the most.”

People Needs Littles Helping Jobs Force Justice Late Program Tasks Direct Crisis Impact Obvious Administration Department Reports Too Late Mortgage 1930s Task Forces Mortgage Crisis

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“President Obama projects a strong offense, but he faces a rebellious Congress focused on state's rights.”

States Faces Strong President Rights Projects Congress Focused President Obama Offense Rebellious

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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.”

States Interest Willing Right Now Resources Tyranny Ships Minorities Rebellion Allowing Captains Ideological

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“The first thing that has to happen is the protection of voting rights and registration.”

Firsts Happens Rights Protection Voting Right To Vote Registration

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“If the right wing has their way and state's rights control voting rights, they would remove protections that make it difficult for seniors to vote. It would be harder for students to vote on campus. These are attempts to suppress acts of voting.”

Ifs Way States Would Be Difficult Rights Students Vote Harder Wings Protection Voting Remove Senior Right Wing Campus Right To Vote

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“No one has earned the right to do less than their best.”

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“The liberation of Blacks is not for Blacks only.”

Liberation

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“When Blacks got the right to vote, white women got the right to sit on juries.”

White Vote Jury Right To Vote

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“What's good for Blacks is good for all of America.”

America

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“What's good for the very rich might not be good for anybody but them.”

Might Rich Be Good

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