"There is no power in cynicism. There is no forward thrust in cynicism." ― Jesse Jackson Topic(s): Power More From Jesse Jackson "I was extended secret service protection during my presidential run in 1984, when I received the most death threats ever made toward a candidate." "Today’s students can put dope in their veins or hope in their brains. If they can conceive it and believe it, they can achieve it. They must know it is not their aptitude but their attitude that will determine their altitude." "Those who write the editorials and those who write the columns, they simply are unaccountable. They’re free to impose their cultural politics in the name of freedom of the press." More In Power "The power of the people and the power of reason are one."― Georg Buchner "Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used to protect the innocent."― Jonathan Swift "A reform is a correction of abuses; a revolution is a transfer of power."― Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton