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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.

Al Sharpton

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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City Department Difficult Justice People Police State Sue System Time
The unfortunate part is there`s not enough balance in the legislative chambers, and particularly the senate that has to do that confirmation for there to be enough pushback.
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Balance Chamber Confirmation Enough Legislative Pushback Senate Unfortunate
John Lewis is an icon in our society.
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Icon Our People Society
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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We need to make some real fundamental change from the Constitution down in this country.
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Believe Change Constitution Country Down Fundamental Need Real
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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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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I think first of all, the United States has got to adopt a policy of befriending and creating allies around the world.
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The job of an activist is to make people tense and cause social change.
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Haiti or Canada, there must be one set of rules for everybody. We cannot welcome those to come and then try and act as though any culture will not be respected or treated inferior.
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Who defines terrorists? Today’s terrorist is tomorrow’s friend.
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The congressman happens to represent me. And while there are always more things that we can do in every community, this is a very diverse district with all kinds of wonderful things.
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I very rarely read any fiction. I love biographies; I read about all kinds of people.
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I grew up in the 1950s and ’60s, when it was almost a holiday when a black act would go on Ed Sullivan.
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When you look at some of the appointments, there`s great concern because does it really represent all the people, and somehow figuring out how to bring the nation together.
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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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