We must become the United States of America that represents every community, that represents every individual.
AL SHARPTONJohn Lewis is an icon in our society.
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The dream was not to put one black family in the White House, the dream was to make everything equal in everybody’s house.
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We won`t back down! We won`t be trumped!
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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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I’ve never seen an effective boycott that didn’t work.
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James Brown lives, as long as someone steps out of their body and dances uncontrollably.
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People working at the arenas are not just depending on one or two concerts.
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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.
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Getting Democrats organized is like herding cats.
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I just think that, unfortunately, the president-elect [Donald Trump] has chosen to address every issue.
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Let me just say that we are under the consent decree. There are people in our city [Baltimore] along with the police department and advocates who believe that this is absolutely the right thing to do.
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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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You deal with their balance over the long run.
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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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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
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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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