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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

How do you make things fair?
AL SHARPTON

Fair Make Thing
James Brown lives, as long as someone steps out of their body and dances uncontrollably.
AL SHARPTON

Body Dance Long Someone Step Uncontrollably
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.
AL SHARPTON

Concern Except Express Fact Say Session
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.
AL SHARPTON

Cop Crime Gun Person Run Stand Store
Any use of the names of Eric Garner and Michael Brown, in connection with any violence or killing of police, is reprehensible and against the pursuit of justice in both cases.
AL SHARPTON

Brown Connect Justice Kill Name Police Pursuit Reprehensive Violence
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.
AL SHARPTON

City Department Difficult Justice People Police State Sue System Time
We’re not willing to give black leaders second chances because, in most cases, we’re not willing to give them first chances.
AL SHARPTON

Black Chance Give Leader Made Second Way Will
I just released an op-ed in the “Washington Post” that talks about providing an I.D. so that everyone can have an I.D., primarily, the social security card.
AL SHARPTON

Country Everyone Order People President Provide Release
I grew up in the 1950s and ’60s, when it was almost a holiday when a black act would go on Ed Sullivan.
AL SHARPTON

Almost Black Go Grew Holiday
I haven’t done the things I’ve done to be in a sitcom.
AL SHARPTON

Done Haven Sitcom Thing
Some issues you just – you certainly you have to defend yourself, but you certainly don`t have to denigrate others.
AL SHARPTON

Certain Certainty Defend Denigrate Issue Just Some Yourself
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 SHARPTON

Comment Cover Life Loss More Praise Trick
If O.J. had been accused of killing his black wife, you would not have seen the same passion stirred up.
AL SHARPTON

Accuse Black Kill Pasion Passion Stir Wife
We’re not anti-police… we’re anti-police brutality.
AL SHARPTON

Anti Brutality Police
I wanted to say to Governor Dean, don’t be hard on yourself about hooting and hollering.
AL SHARPTON

Governor Hard Holler Hoot Say Want Yourself
I cannot imagine where we would have been without BET.
AL SHARPTON

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