It seems some have chosen to ignore or have simply forgotten the big-picture vision promoted by Dr. King and his kin.
AL SHARPTONIt seems some have chosen to ignore or have simply forgotten the big-picture vision promoted by Dr. King and his kin.
AL SHARPTONI haven’t done the things I’ve done to be in a sitcom.
AL SHARPTONDr. King used Gandhi’s commitment to non-violence and to passive resistance.
AL SHARPTONI’ve seen enough things to know that if you just keep on going, if you turn the corner, the sun will be shining.
AL SHARPTONI’ve never seen a prosecutor hold a press conference to discredit the victim.
AL SHARPTONThe United States government has the obligation to educate all young people in this country.
AL SHARPTONI think that you can’t choose leadership. You have to deal with the leadership that the people respond to.
AL SHARPTONWhat 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 SHARPTONWe’ve got to look toward two years from now [January 2017] to at least provide some balance in congress.
AL SHARPTONA jury said he wasn’t. So I have as much right to question a jury as they do. Does it make somebody a racist? No! They just disagreed with the jury. So did I.
AL SHARPTONAnd we will ultimately become a stronger nation, but right now we are a divided nation.
AL SHARPTONEvery victim calls us…. “Who put Sharpton in charge?” The victim!
AL SHARPTONMany like me who operate in black America can only get our balanced story told nationally on BET talk shows.
AL SHARPTONA picture would be put on that card, and a president can certainly by executive order make this happen so that people will not need a special I.D. They`ll have one to vote.
AL SHARPTONFirst and foremost, that I will, obviously, be the president of all the people, as opposed to one segment.
AL SHARPTONWe need to make some real fundamental change from the Constitution down in this country.
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