Jesse Jackson on hope

Capital punishment turns the state into a murderer, but imprisonment turns the state into a gay dungeon-master.

Leadership has a harder job to do than just choose sides. It must bring sides together.

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

A leader is a dealer in hope.

Napoleon1769–1821In His Own Words (1916)

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We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.

Martin Luther King Jr.1929–1968

Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.