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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.

Al Sharpton

If Charlton Heston can have a constitutional right carry a rifle, why can’t grandma have a constitutional right to health care?
AL SHARPTON

Care Constitution Grandma Health Rifle Right
I just think that, unfortunately, the president-elect [Donald Trump] has chosen to address every issue.
AL SHARPTON

Address Chosen Elect Every Issue Just President Think Unfortunate
You hear anything? Oh, let’s run! It’s Virginia today!”…
AL SHARPTON

Anything Today
People in the age of [President] Obama don’t dress like they did in the age of [Lyndon] Johnson. That’s for sure.
AL SHARPTON

Age Dress People President Sure
When you’re dealing with boycotts, you don’t need everyone. You just need enough to be effective.
AL SHARPTON

Boycott Deal Effective Enough Everyone Need
If you play the theatrics too much, you get in the way of your own cause.
AL SHARPTON

Cause Much Own Play Theatric Way
My ordination in the Church of God in Christ was at age 9, and I later became a Baptist minister, which I am today.
AL SHARPTON

Age Baptist Christ Church God Later Minister Ordination
The Baltimore Police Department had engaged in a pattern of practice of conduct that violated the constitution and federal law, and this conduct had eroded trust and to deprive the people of Baltimore of the rights and the protections guaranteed to every American.
AL SHARPTON

Baltimore Department Engage Law Pattern Police Practice Right
And we will ultimately become a stronger nation, but right now we are a divided nation.
AL SHARPTON

Divide Nation Right Stronger Ultimate
What I profess to do is help the oppressed and if I cause a load of discomfort in the white community and the black community, that in my opinion means I’m being effective, because I’m not trying to make them comfortable.
AL SHARPTON

Comfortable Community Discomfort Effective Help Load Opinion Oppress Profess Try
I feel that it is our moral obligation to stand and to be courageous with these families, and particularly Cindy, that have become the conscience of this nation.
AL SHARPTON

Conscience Courageous Family Moral Nation Obligation Particular Stand
You can’t get a solution if you won’t talk to the people that have the problem.
AL SHARPTON

People Problem Solution Talk
But resist we much. We must and we will much about that be committed.
AL SHARPTON

Commit Much Resist
The job of an activist is to make people tense and cause social change.
AL SHARPTON

Activist Cause Change Job People Social Tense
As a Baptist minister, I don’t have the right to impose my views on anyone else. If committed gay and lesbian couples want to marry, that is their business; none of us should stand in their way
AL SHARPTON

Anyone Baptist Couple Else Gay Imoose Minister Right View
Somebody had to bring the truth to the doorstep of this president.
AL SHARPTON

Bring Doorstep President Somebody Truth

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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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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