It seems some have chosen to ignore or have simply forgotten the big-picture vision promoted by Dr. King and his kin.
AL SHARPTONAs 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.
More Al Sharpton Quotes
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I do believe that the party has a bunch of elephants running around in donkey clothes.
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Dr. King used Gandhi’s commitment to non-violence and to passive resistance.
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I love theology and some philosophy.
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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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While the rest of the country waves the flag of Americana, we understand we are not part of that.
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Senator [Jeff] Sessions says people, cities sign these decrees because they don`t want to be sued by the justice department, as if he is, in some ways, questioning whether the things that are in these decrees are necessary and warranted.
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I’m projected as an ambulance chaser, but I’m more the ambulance. People call me because they know I will come…. I have never fought a case where they didn’t ask me to come.
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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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There are white n*ggers. I’ve seen a lot of white n*ggers in my time.
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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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Don’t talk to us like we ignint!
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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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If a cop sees a person running out of a store with a gun he’s seeing a crime. He’s not seeing a person standing.
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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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We cannot move forward or will not move forward if we are divided.
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