We never got the 40 acres. We went all the way to Herbert Hoover, and we never got the 40 acres. We didn’t get the mule. So we decided we’d ride this donkey as far as it would take us.
AL SHARPTONIf a cop sees a person running out of a store with a gun he’s seeing a crime. He’s not seeing a person standing.
More Al Sharpton Quotes
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The job of an activist is to make people tense and cause social change.
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We don’t owe America anything – America owes us.
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People working at the arenas are not just depending on one or two concerts.
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I just released an op-ed in the “Washington Post” that talks about providing an I.D. so that everyone can have an I.D., primarily, the social security card.
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I think that you can’t choose leadership. You have to deal with the leadership that the people respond to.
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While the rest of the country waves the flag of Americana, we understand we are not part of that.
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The Democratic Party hasn’t whipped anybody into a frenzy.
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But we believed if we kept on working, if we kept on marching,
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Any use of the names of Eric Garner and Michael Brown, in connection with any violence or killing of police, is reprehensible and against the pursuit of justice in both cases.
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I’m willing to make some sacrifices.” And I think that they ought to be respected for doing that.
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People have a right to be nervous and fearful. They heard what Trump said during the campaign and are wondering if he`ll follow through on his promises.
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One of the things that`s offensive is saying in the fifth district there`s nothing going on. This is a very vast district.
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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.
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Don’t talk to us like we ignint!
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I think first of all, the United States has got to adopt a policy of befriending and creating allies around the world.
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