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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

They didn’t have to be a hoodlum, they didn’t have to be a gangster. They could stand up from a broken home, on welfare, and they could run for president of the United States.
AL SHARPTON

Broke Gangster Home Hoodlum President Run States United
I think it gives a symbolic boost, as well as those shows do bring down some monetary investments in the city.
AL SHARPTON

Boost City Down Investment Monetary Show Some Symbolic Think
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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Ambulance Ask Come Fought More People Project Run
During my 2004 presidential campaign, I was fond of saying that it was high time for the Christian right to meet the right Christians.
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Campaign Christian High Presidential Time
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
America has to make America become a better place for all Americans, and that`s all of us participating.
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Better Place Country Make Participate
I think that what we want to do as we continue to move forward is look at the various points that have been made.
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Continue Forward Look Made Move Moving Point Think Various
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
So (if) some cracker come and tell you ‘Well, my mother and father blood go back to the Mayflower,’ you better hold your pocket.
AL SHARPTON

Back Better Blood Crack Father Hold Mean Mother Pocket Tell
Every victim calls us…. “Who put Sharpton in charge?” The victim!
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Ask Call Charge People Us Victim
I’ve never seen an effective boycott that didn’t work.
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Boycott Effective Seen Work
I always go by instinct and then wrestle with where by instinct brought me.
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Always Brought Instinct Wrestle
I am in hell already. I am in Israel.
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Already Country Hell
When you’re dealing with boycotts, you don’t need everyone. You just need enough to be effective.
AL SHARPTON

Boycott Deal Effective Enough Everyone Need
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
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.
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Comment Cover Life Loss More Praise Trick

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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