Then I should be praised for it, and it’s more of a comment on them than me that it would take tricks to make them cover the loss of life.
AL SHARPTONYou can’t get a solution if you won’t talk to the people that have the problem.
More Al Sharpton Quotes
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I think you don’t support people based on one or two cases of situations.
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People in the age of [President] Obama don’t dress like they did in the age of [Lyndon] Johnson. That’s for sure.
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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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Crime is going down everywhere but in the New York City Police Department.
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We’re not willing to give black leaders second chances because, in most cases, we’re not willing to give them first chances.
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Somebody had to bring the truth to the doorstep of this president.
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This is not just an agreement for the police department, this is an agreement that gets the police department working with the community and the community understanding its role as it continues to work with the police department.
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If Jews want to get it on, tell them to pin their yarmulkes back and come over to my house.
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This is not a village of hate. It’s a village of hope. Don’t let midgets give us a bad name. There are still giants in Harlem, giants who will stand up for our children.
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My dad challenged every president from President [Dwight] Eisenhower and Vice President [Richard] Nixon to President [J.F] Kennedy.
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Getting Democrats organized is like herding cats.
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Though racism may be less blatant now in many cases, its existence is undeniable.
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I think drugs affect poor people and people of color more than anyone.
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Some issues you just – you certainly you have to defend yourself, but you certainly don`t have to denigrate others.
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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.
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