My ministry’s always been one of social activism. I think a responsible minister must be at some levels involved in the social order.
AL SHARPTONI wanted to say to Governor Dean, don’t be hard on yourself about hooting and hollering.
More Al Sharpton Quotes
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If Jews want to get it on, tell them to pin their yarmulkes back and come over to my house.
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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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Dr. King used Gandhi’s commitment to non-violence and to passive resistance.
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The promise of America is one immigration policy for all who seek to enter our shores, whether they come from Mexico,
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My dad challenged every president from President [Dwight] Eisenhower and Vice President [Richard] Nixon to President [J.F] Kennedy.
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I`m deeply concerned about Jeff Sessions, who has clearly expressed opposition to the use of consent decrees and has advanced a lot of this states` rights rhetoric.
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People in the age of [President] Obama don’t dress like they did in the age of [Lyndon] Johnson. That’s for sure.
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Though racism may be less blatant now in many cases, its existence is undeniable.
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Who defines terrorists? Today’s terrorist is tomorrow’s friend.
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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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John Lewis we all know was beaten terribly, almost to an inch of his life, opened doors that will never be closed, although there are forces that are attempting to close those doors.
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Crime is going down everywhere but in the New York City Police Department.
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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.
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As I often say, we have come a long way from the days of slavery, but in 2014, discrimination and inequality still saturate our society in modern ways.
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I disagree with Muhammad. I’m against hate, anti-Semitism and homophobia.
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