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Alphonso Jackson quotes: HUD's mission is to provide decency and sanitary housing for low and moderate income people in this country.

HUD's mission is to provide decency and sanitary housing for low and moderate income people in this country.

Alphonso Jackson quotes: So, I have the responsibility of making sure that HUD functions and runs well.

So, I have the responsibility of making sure that HUD functions and runs well.

Alphonso Jackson quotes: And what most people don't understand is the bulk of business in this country is small business.

And what most people don't understand is the bulk of business in this country is small business.

Alphonso Jackson quotes: America is a place where you can be born into a low-income household but still lift yourself up, and it doesn't matter what color you are.

America is a place where you can be born into a low-income household but still lift yourself up, and it doesn't matter what color you are.

Alphonso Jackson quotes: For the first half of my adult life, I was a Democrat.

For the first half of my adult life, I was a Democrat.

Alphonso Jackson quotes: You can't rise as a class. You have to rise individually. It's what many of the civil rights-era people don't understand.

You can't rise as a class. You have to rise individually. It's what many of the civil rights-era people don't understand.

Alphonso Jackson quotes: And for far too long, the Democrats have had a monopoly on black votes in this country.

And for far too long, the Democrats have had a monopoly on black votes in this country.

Alphonso Jackson quotes: But we look back now, and we realize the Great Society was not a success.

But we look back now, and we realize the Great Society was not a success.

Alphonso Jackson quotes: Being poor is a state of mind, not a condition.

Being poor is a state of mind, not a condition.

Alphonso Jackson quotes: After leaving law school, I intentionally said that I never wanted to hold a job more than six years.

After leaving law school, I intentionally said that I never wanted to hold a job more than six years.

Alphonso Jackson quotes: Progress for black Americans depends on good schools because education is the last great equalizer.

Progress for black Americans depends on good schools because education is the last great equalizer.

Alphonso Jackson quotes: The other part of outsourcing is this: it simply says where the work can be done outside better than it can be done inside, we should do it.

The other part of outsourcing is this: it simply says where the work can be done outside better than it can be done inside, we should do it.

Alphonso Jackson quotes: I think serving your government is the greatest thing in the world.

I think serving your government is the greatest thing in the world.

Alphonso Jackson quotes: I was soon drawn to the Republican Party because I realized that it truly, not just rhetorically, believed in equality.

I was soon drawn to the Republican Party because I realized that it truly, not just rhetorically, believed in equality.

Alphonso Jackson quotes: The dream doesn't lie in victimization or blame; it lies in hard work, determination and a good education.

The dream doesn't lie in victimization or blame; it lies in hard work, determination and a good education.

Alphonso Jackson quotes: In 1965, I marched for equality.

In 1965, I marched for equality.

Alphonso Jackson quotes: In the final analysis, it is your decision to make, but it doesn't move as fast as I'd like it to move.

In the final analysis, it is your decision to make, but it doesn't move as fast as I'd like it to move.

Alphonso Jackson quotes: I think that there will always be a need for Housing and Urban Development.

I think that there will always be a need for Housing and Urban Development.