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As I ran for president, I hoped that one child would come out of the ghetto like I did, could look at me walk across the stage with governors and senators and know they didn’t have to be a drug dealer.

Al Sharpton

People in the age of [President] Obama don’t dress like they did in the age of [Lyndon] Johnson. That’s for sure.
AL SHARPTON

Age Dress People President Sure
If I use the media, even with tricks, to publicize a black youth being shot in the back in Teaneck, New Jersey.
AL SHARPTON

Back Black Country Loss Media Publicize Shot Trick Youth
I always go by instinct and then wrestle with where by instinct brought me.
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Always Brought Instinct Wrestle
As I ran for president, I hoped that one child would come out of the ghetto like I did, could look at me walk across the stage with governors and senators and know they didn’t have to be a drug dealer.
AL SHARPTON

Child Could Ghetto Governor Hope Look President Ran State Walk Across
We cannot look at the Latino community and preach ‘one language.’ No one gave them an English test before they sent them to Iraq to fight for America.
AL SHARPTON

Before Community Country English Fight Language Look Preach Test
So we want to make sure that happens is that we build a relationship with the police department and the community that results in better policing and better cooperation with the community.
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Community Department Happen Police Relationship Sure Want
But resist we much. We must and we will much about that be committed.
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Commit Much Resist
This is not just an agreement for the police department, this is an agreement that gets the police department working with the community and the community understanding its role as it continues to work with the police department.
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Agreement Community Department Police Understand
I wanted to say to Governor Dean, don’t be hard on yourself about hooting and hollering.
AL SHARPTON

Governor Hard Holler Hoot Say Want Yourself
John Lewis is an icon in our society.
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Icon Our People Society
I’m projected as an ambulance chaser, but I’m more the ambulance. People call me because they know I will come…. I have never fought a case where they didn’t ask me to come.
AL SHARPTON

Ambulance Ask Come Fought More People Project Run
We just have to hope and pray that this man [Donald Trump] is changed in terms of how he views the world community.
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Change Community Man Pray Term View World
I disagree with Muhammad. I’m against hate, anti-Semitism and homophobia.
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Children Disagree Hate Homophobia Name People
We cannot move forward or will not move forward if we are divided.
AL SHARPTON

Divide Forward Move
On Saturday of MLK weekend, just days before the inauguration, thousands of people joined me in the nation`s capital to protect the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Before Capital Dream Inaugration Join King Nation People Protect Rain Saturday Thousand Weekend
Getting Democrats organized is like herding cats.
AL SHARPTON

Cat Democrat Herd Organize

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