“You must not surrender. You may or may not get there, but just know that you're qualified and hold on and hold out. We must never surrender. America will get better and better. Keep hope alive!”

— Jesse Jackson

"Keep Hope Alive", speech at the Democratic National Convention (19 July 1988)

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African-American civil rights activist and politician 1941

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