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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

I can’t see how an unarmed man rejecting a drug deal ended up dead.
AL SHARPTON

Dead Deal Drug End Man Reject Unarm
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
You hear anything? Oh, let’s run! It’s Virginia today!”…
AL SHARPTON

Anything Today
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.
AL SHARPTON

Absolute Advocate Believe City People Consent Decree Department Police Right Thing
I feel that it is our moral obligation to stand and to be courageous with these families, and particularly Cindy, that have become the conscience of this nation.
AL SHARPTON

Conscience Courageous Family Moral Nation Obligation Particular Stand
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.
AL SHARPTON

Comfortable Community Discomfort Effective Help Load Opinion Oppress Profess Try
I’ve never done anything else in my life other than preach and be an activist. Way before I was known.
AL SHARPTON

Activist Anything Done Known Preach Way
Many like me who operate in black America can only get our balanced story told nationally on BET talk shows.
AL SHARPTON

Balance Bet Black Country Like Many Nation Operate Show Talk Told
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
We’re not anti-police… we’re anti-police brutality.
AL SHARPTON

Anti Brutality Police
We cannot look at the Latino community and preach ‘one language.’ No one gave them an English test before they sent them to Iraq to fight for America.
AL SHARPTON

Before Community Country English Fight Language Look Preach Test
On Saturday of MLK weekend, just days before the inauguration, thousands of people joined me in the nation`s capital to protect the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
AL SHARPTON

Before Capital Dream Inaugration Join King Nation People Protect Rain Saturday Thousand Weekend
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.
AL SHARPTON

Balance Chamber Confirmation Enough Legislative Pushback Senate Unfortunate
If I use the media, even with tricks, to publicize a black youth being shot in the back in Teaneck, New Jersey.
AL SHARPTON

Back Black Country Loss Media Publicize Shot Trick Youth
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.
AL SHARPTON

Believe Country Disagree Doe Enough Evidence Fine Grand Jury Racist Right Trail
Baltimore is just embarking down this road.
AL SHARPTON

Country Down Embark Just Road

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