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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

I just released an op-ed in the “Washington Post” that talks about providing an I.D. so that everyone can have an I.D., primarily, the social security card.
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Country Everyone Order People President Provide Release
I think everybody understood what happened, why this consent decree came about after the Freddie Gray situation. There was tension on both sides.
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Came Consent Decree Everbody Happen Side Tension Think Understood
Somebody had to bring the truth to the doorstep of this president.
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Bring Doorstep President Somebody Truth
You hear anything? Oh, let’s run! It’s Virginia today!”…
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Anything Today
I think that what we want to do as we continue to move forward is look at the various points that have been made.
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Continue Forward Look Made Move Moving Point Think Various
How do you make things fair?
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Fair Make Thing
This is not about what party you’re part of. This is about right and wrong, … the conscience of this nation.
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Conscience Nation Party Wrong
I don’t think Dr. King helped racial harmony, I think he helped racial justice.
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Harmony Help Job Justice King Mean Racial
If I had spent the money you did and got 18 percent, I’d still be in Iowa hooting and hollering.
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Got Holler Hoot Lowa Money Percent Spent
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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Appear Back Begin Believe Cautious Made Place Progress Roll Thing
I wanted to say to Governor Dean, don’t be hard on yourself about hooting and hollering.
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Governor Hard Holler Hoot Say Want Yourself
During my 2004 presidential campaign, I was fond of saying that it was high time for the Christian right to meet the right Christians.
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Campaign Christian High Presidential Time
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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Acre After Commitment Emancipation Give Mute Proclamation Sign True
People working at the arenas are not just depending on one or two concerts.
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Arena Concert Depend People Two Work
If I use the media, even with tricks, to publicize a black youth being shot in the back in Teaneck, New Jersey.
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Back Black Country Loss Media Publicize Shot Trick Youth
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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Attack Consider Legitimate President Said Trump

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.

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