A war of words escalated between the president-elect and a civil rights icon.
AL SHARPTONI need to hear something about how he`s going to bring people together in the spirit, hopefully, of Martin Luther King Jr., and if that`s not heard, then we`ve got to constantly challenge him.
More Al Sharpton Quotes
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I love theology and some philosophy.
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Every victim calls us…. “Who put Sharpton in charge?” The victim!
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I’ve never seen a prosecutor hold a press conference to discredit the victim.
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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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If I had spent the money you did and got 18 percent, I’d still be in Iowa hooting and hollering.
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You hear anything? Oh, let’s run! It’s Virginia today!”…
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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.
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As I often say, we have come a long way from the days of slavery, but in 2014, discrimination and inequality still saturate our society in modern ways.
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We cannot move forward or will not move forward if we are divided.
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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.
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I won vice president of my student body in high school. That doesn’t mean anything.
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John Lewis is an icon in our society.
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When you’re dealing with boycotts, you don’t need everyone. You just need enough to be effective.
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My ministry’s always been one of social activism. I think a responsible minister must be at some levels involved in the social order.
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I’ve seen enough things to know that if you just keep on going, if you turn the corner, the sun will be shining.
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