We have a choice to make in November. We must be inclusive, We must bring more people into this movement. Jesse Jackson: 'You got a chance, and you got a choice', David and Goliath campaign announcement speech - 1984 November 12, 2019 16 January 1984, Tendley Baptist Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA to grow. What David had to do before he confronted Goliath was to shed his unnecessary clothes. This movement is all about Michigan. Where everyone was scared of Goliath, Michigan, we have Goliaths in our country today the Goliath of the fossil fuel industry, the Goliath of Big Pharma, the Goliath of the role of big money in politics.
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