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.
AL SHARPTONYou and many others addressed yesterday as it relates to criminal justice, as it relates to voting oppression.
More Al Sharpton Quotes
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Getting Democrats organized is like herding cats.
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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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We must become the United States of America that represents every community, that represents every individual.
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I`m very cautious about what appears to be things put in place that will begin to roll back some of the progress that I believe we`ve made.
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And I think we`ve got to hold his feet to the fire to all those issues as well as all the issues that you addressed.
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Some issues you just – you certainly you have to defend yourself, but you certainly don`t have to denigrate others.
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They didn’t have to be a hoodlum, they didn’t have to be a gangster. They could stand up from a broken home, on welfare, and they could run for president of the United States.
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They tried to say that being gay is a sin, and I said that adultery is a sin.
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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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The assumption is that the people that are marching and protesting and standing up against this don’t have enough sense to stand up for their own interests.
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We’re not willing to give black leaders second chances because, in most cases, we’re not willing to give them first chances.
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There are white n*ggers. I’ve seen a lot of white n*ggers in my time.
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Dr. King used Gandhi’s commitment to non-violence and to passive resistance.
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Every victim calls us…. “Who put Sharpton in charge?” The victim!
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We’re not anti-police… we’re anti-police brutality.
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