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I believed there was enough evidence to go to trial. Grand jury said there wasn’t. Okay, fine. Do I have a right to disagree with the grand jury? Many Americans believe O.J. Simpson was guilty.

Al Sharpton

John Lewis is an icon in our society.
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Icon Our People Society
What I profess to do is help the oppressed and if I cause a load of discomfort in the white community and the black community, that in my opinion means I’m being effective, because I’m not trying to make them comfortable.
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Comfortable Community Discomfort Effective Help Load Opinion Oppress Profess Try
Baltimore is just embarking down this road.
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Country Down Embark Just Road
A jury said he wasn’t. So I have as much right to question a jury as they do. Does it make somebody a racist? No! They just disagreed with the jury. So did I.
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Disagree Jury Make Question Racist Right Somebody
While the rest of the country waves the flag of Americana, we understand we are not part of that.
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Country Flag Part Patriotism Understand Wave
National Action Network, the group I founded, has affiliates or chapters in over 40 cities around the country.
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Action Affiliate Around Chapter City Country Found Group National Network
My ordination in the Church of God in Christ was at age 9, and I later became a Baptist minister, which I am today.
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Age Baptist Christ Church God Later Minister Ordination
Don’t talk to us like we ignint!
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Ignite Like Talk
Many like me who operate in black America can only get our balanced story told nationally on BET talk shows.
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Balance Bet Black Country Like Many Nation Operate Show Talk Told
We’re not anti-police… we’re anti-police brutality.
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Anti Brutality Police
If Charlton Heston can have a constitutional right carry a rifle, why can’t grandma have a constitutional right to health care?
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Care Constitution Grandma Health Rifle Right
I understand deficit spending. I was born in deficit spending.
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Born Deficit Spend Understand
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
So (if) some cracker come and tell you ‘Well, my mother and father blood go back to the Mayflower,’ you better hold your pocket.
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Back Better Blood Crack Father Hold Mean Mother Pocket Tell
People have this picture like I’m sitting up in bed at night with a walkie-talkie. “You hear anything? Oh, let’s run! It’s Virginia today!”…
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Country Night People Picture Sit Talkie Walk
I disagree with Muhammad. I’m against hate, anti-Semitism and homophobia.
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Children Disagree Hate Homophobia Name People
You deal with their balance over the long run.
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Balance Deal Long Over 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
And we will ultimately become a stronger nation, but right now we are a divided nation.
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Divide Nation Right Stronger Ultimate
People working at the arenas are not just depending on one or two concerts.
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Arena Concert Depend People Two Work
This is not about what party you’re part of. This is about right and wrong, … the conscience of this nation.
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Conscience Nation Party Wrong
It is time to bring down the volume and bring up the program.
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Action Bring Program Time Volume
You hear anything? Oh, let’s run! It’s Virginia today!”…
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Anything Today
Jeff Sessions, the person who`s likely to become our next attorney general, is striking a very different tone from our current attorney general, Loretta Lynch, who announced a consent decree with the city of Baltimore.
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Attorney City Current Decent Different Like Next Person Strike Tone
The congressman happens to represent me. And while there are always more things that we can do in every community, this is a very diverse district with all kinds of wonderful things.
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Community Congressman District Diverse Happen Kind More Represent Thing Wonderful
John Lewis being attacked as “talk, talk, talk” by president-elect [Donald] Trump because he said he didn`t consider him a legitimate president.
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Attack Consider Legitimate President Said Trump
The GOP’s freak out over Donald Trump. Just two months to Iowa, can anyone stop him?
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Anyone Freak Iowa Month Stop Two

I believed there was enough evidence to go to trial. Grand jury said there wasn’t. Okay, fine. Do I have a right to disagree with the grand jury? Many Americans believe O.J. Simpson was guilty.

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