US presidents gather to honour Jesse Jackson at memorial service

"Each day we wake up to some new assault on our democratic institutions."

— Barack Obama , Politician

"I hate to say I told you so, but we did see it coming."

— Kamala Harris , Politician

"Every day you wake up to things you just didn’t think were possible."

— Barack Obama , Politician

"But this man, Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson, inspires us to take a harder path."

— Barack Obama , Politician

"Barack Hussein Obama is a classless moron who clearly suffers from a debilitating and severe case of Trump Derangement Syndrome."

— Steven Cheung , Politician

"I knew him well, long before becoming President."

— Donald Trump , Politician

"He was a good man, with lots of personality, grit, and ‘street smarts.’"

— Donald Trump , Politician

"It was about tenor. It was about tone."

— Jesse Jackson Jr. , Politician

"Each day we wake up to some new assault on our democratic institutions, another setback to the idea of the rule of law, an offense to common decency."

— Barack Obama , Politician

"It may be tempting to get discouraged, to give into cynicism... (but) this man, Reverend Jesse Lewis Jackson, inspires us to take a harder path."

— Barack Obama , Politician

""He paved the road for so many others to follow.""

— Barack Obama , Politician

""I love you" was the last thing Jackson told him and the grandchildren."

— Yusef Jackson , Activist

""He believed inside every child was a somebody, and with faith and perseverance, that somebody could emerge.""

— Yusef Jackson , Activist