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As I ran for president, I hoped that one child would come out of the ghetto like I did, could look at me walk across the stage with governors and senators and know they didn’t have to be a drug dealer.

Al Sharpton

You and many others addressed yesterday as it relates to criminal justice, as it relates to voting oppression.
AL SHARPTON

Adress Criminal Justice Oppression Relate Vote Yesterday
Every victim calls us…. “Who put Sharpton in charge?” The victim!
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Ask Call Charge People Us Victim
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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Age Baptist Christ Church God Later Minister Ordination
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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Agreement Community Department Police Understand
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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Activism Dealer Drug Involve Level Ministry Order Responsible Social Some Think
I believed there was enough evidence to go to trial. Grand jury said there wasn’t. Okay, fine. Do I have a right to disagree with the grand jury? Many Americans believe O.J. Simpson was guilty.
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Believe Country Disagree Doe Enough Evidence Fine Grand Jury Racist Right Trail
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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Acre Decide Donkey Far never Ride Take Way
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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Bad Children Giant Hope Midget Name Stand Village
We’re not anti-police… we’re anti-police brutality.
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Anti Brutality Police
I understand deficit spending. I was born in deficit spending.
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Born Deficit Spend Understand
I do believe that the party has a bunch of elephants running around in donkey clothes.
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Believe Bunch Cloth Donkey Elephant Party Run
If O.J. had been accused of killing his black wife, you would not have seen the same passion stirred up.
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Accuse Black Kill Pasion Passion Stir Wife
Let me just say that we are under the consent decree. There are people in our city [Baltimore] along with the police department and advocates who believe that this is absolutely the right thing to do.
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Absolute Advocate Believe City People Consent Decree Department Police Right Thing
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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Community Department Happen Police Relationship Sure Want
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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Comfortable Community Discomfort Effective Help Load Opinion Oppress Profess Try
It is time to bring down the volume and bring up the program.
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Action Bring Program Time Volume

As I ran for president, I hoped that one child would come out of the ghetto like I did, could look at me walk across the stage with governors and senators and know they didn’t have to be a drug dealer.

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As I ran for president, I hoped that one child would come out of the ghetto like I did, could look at me walk across the stage with governors and senators and know they didn’t have to be a drug dealer.

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