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"The greatest work you will ever do is charity; the most divine work you will ever do will be changing people's perception of God, while you're doing charity."

"Giving back involves a certain amount of giving up."

"Time and money spent in helping men to do more for themselves is far better than mere giving."

"That day, I learned that I could be a giver by simply bringing a smile to another person. The ensuing years have taught me that a kind word, a vote of support is a charitable gift. I can move over and make another place for someone. I can turn my music up if it pleases, or down if it is annoying. I may never be known as a philanthropist, but I certainly am a lover of mankind, and I will give freely of my resources."

"So, ministers say that they teach charity. This is natural. They live on alms. All beggars teach that others should give."

"In essentials, unity; in differences, liberty; in all things, charity."

"The system of volunteerism is divisive. It pits one charity against the others for the charity dollar."

"... I have always thought of Christmas-time... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely, and to think of people below them as if they really were fellow-passengers to the grave, and not another race of creatures bound on other journeys."
Explore more quotes by Jesse Jackson

"So here we are today with a new conversation. When University of Georgia plays Georgia Tech, it's uniform color versus skin color. We have - we've overcome that level of racial fear."

"Time is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things."

"A man must be willing to die for justice. Death is an inescapable reality and men die daily, but good deeds live forever."

"No one should negotiate their dreams. Dreams must be free to fly high. No government, no legislature, has a right to limit your dreams. You should never agree to surrender your dreams."

"George Bush has met more foreign heads of state than I have. But a substantial number of them were dead."

"In many ways, history is marked as 'before' and 'after' Rosa Parks. She sat down in order that we all might stand up, and the walls of segregation came down."
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