I understand deficit spending. I was born in deficit spending.
AL SHARPTONThough racism may be less blatant now in many cases, its existence is undeniable.
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I need to hear something about how he`s going to bring people together in the spirit, hopefully, of Martin Luther King Jr., and if that`s not heard, then we`ve got to constantly challenge him.
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Though racism may be less blatant now in many cases, its existence is undeniable.
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I think that whoever is the attorney general, you don’t want them to be as a yes person for any particular constituency.
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We just have to hope and pray that this man [Donald Trump] is changed in terms of how he views the world community.
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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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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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People have a right to be nervous and fearful. They heard what Trump said during the campaign and are wondering if he`ll follow through on his promises.
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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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John Lewis we all know was beaten terribly, almost to an inch of his life, opened doors that will never be closed, although there are forces that are attempting to close those doors.
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So (if) some cracker come and tell you ‘Well, my mother and father blood go back to the Mayflower,’ you better hold your pocket.
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I love theology and some philosophy.
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We don’t owe America anything – America owes us.
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So we want to make sure that happens is that we build a relationship with the police department and the community that results in better policing and better cooperation with the community.
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And that will mean that we cast aside eight years of hard work, blood, sweat and tears that have gone into bringing cities and mayors and communities to the table to address what truly is a national crisis.
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James Brown lives, as long as someone steps out of their body and dances uncontrollably.
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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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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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Life is about not where you start, but where you’re going. That’s family values.
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We never got the 40 acres. We went all the way to Herbert Hoover, and we never got the 40 acres. We didn’t get the mule. So we decided we’d ride this donkey as far as it would take us.
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I`m not as concerned about what Mr. [Jeff] Sessions expressed, except for the fact that he did say that, you know, these things would be enforced.
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You can’t ever have healing if the patient is left out of the operation room.
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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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I’ve never done anything else in my life other than preach and be an activist. Way before I was known.
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But resist we much. We must and we will much about that be committed.
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And we will ultimately become a stronger nation, but right now we are a divided nation.
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First and foremost, that I will, obviously, be the president of all the people, as opposed to one segment.
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