During my 2004 presidential campaign, I was fond of saying that it was high time for the Christian right to meet the right Christians.
AL SHARPTONWhat 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.
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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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We`re looking forward to the appointment of a monitor so that we can continue to do some of the things that we`ve been doing.
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It`s a difficult thing for a city to be sued by the department of justice and to be told that your police department is systematically failing to serve the people of the state or the city.
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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`m deeply concerned about Jeff Sessions, who has clearly expressed opposition to the use of consent decrees and has advanced a lot of this states` rights rhetoric.
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I think that you can’t choose leadership. You have to deal with the leadership that the people respond to.
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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 haven’t done the things I’ve done to be in a sitcom.
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Dr. King’s general principles are universal. But the things he confronted took place in another era.
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It seems some have chosen to ignore or have simply forgotten the big-picture vision promoted by Dr. King and his kin.
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My ordination in the Church of God in Christ was at age 9, and I later became a Baptist minister, which I am today.
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We need an amendment that gives us the right to vote protected by the federal government and the Constitution.
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But resist we much. We must and we will much about that be committed.
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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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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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