Service and work

If I were running for office in Boston, 

and my name was Jesse Joe Kennedy, 

I may say it’s name recognition.   

If I was running in New York, 

and my name was Jesse Jay Rockefeller, 

I would say name recognition.   

But I was born on Haney Street to a teenage mother.   

Nobody knew my name. 

My name is service and work.   

                 Jesse Jackson, November 3, 1983

                 Announcing his candidacy for President of the US