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 SHARPTONGetting Democrats organized is like herding cats.
More Al Sharpton Quotes
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Dr. King used Gandhi’s commitment to non-violence and to passive resistance.
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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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We built pyramids before Donald Trump ever knew what architecture was … we taught philosophy and astrology and mathematics before Socrates and them Greek homos ever got around to it.
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It seems some have chosen to ignore or have simply forgotten the big-picture vision promoted by Dr. King and his kin.
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It is time to bring down the volume and bring up the program.
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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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I am in hell already. I am in Israel.
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The United States government has the obligation to educate all young people in this country.
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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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I think that what we want to do as we continue to move forward is look at the various points that have been made.
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I think drugs affect poor people and people of color more than anyone.
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I grew up in the 1950s and ’60s, when it was almost a holiday when a black act would go on Ed Sullivan.
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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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Better to die of something than to die in old age of nothing.
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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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