I ran because I became convinced after King was shot and killed, and Martin Luther King was one of the great heroes of my life, that politics is not …

- Maynard Jackson

Politics is not perfect but it's the best available nonviolent means of changing how we live.

- Maynard Jackson

If you don't like affirmative action, what is your plan to guarantee a level playing field of opportunity?

- Maynard Jackson

The real problem is not the bad guys; it is that good guys have gone to sleep.

- Maynard Jackson