My ministry’s always been one of social activism. I think a responsible minister must be at some levels involved in the social order.
AL SHARPTONAnd 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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Life is about not where you start, but where you’re going. That’s family values.
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Adultery is responsible for breaking up more marriages, but do we put that in the Constitution? It’s absurd.
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I’ve never seen a prosecutor hold a press conference to discredit the victim.
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I wanted to say to Governor Dean, don’t be hard on yourself about hooting and hollering.
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I just think that, unfortunately, the president-elect [Donald Trump] has chosen to address every issue.
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National Action Network, the group I founded, has affiliates or chapters in over 40 cities around the country.
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If O.J. had been accused of killing his black wife, you would not have seen the same passion stirred up.
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People working at the arenas are not just depending on one or two concerts.
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What’s wrong with denouncing white interlopers?
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It is true that Mr. Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, after which there was a commitment to give 40 acres and a mule. That’s where the argument, to this day, of reparations starts.
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I`m very cautious and very concerned about what I have initially seen, but I also believe we`ve got to organize like we have never organized before.We talk about it, but realistically, we`ve got to organize at the grassroots level.
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I`m not as concerned about what Mr. [Jeff] Sessions expressed, except for the fact that he did say that, you know, these things would be enforced.
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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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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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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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