I think that any time you look at the fact that boycotts have historically led to change, whatever temporary inconvenience there may be, it in the long run leads toward, in my opinion, a better change for everybody.
AL SHARPTONIf Charlton Heston can have a constitutional right carry a rifle, why can’t grandma have a constitutional right to health care?
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But resist we much. We must and we will much about that be committed.
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John Lewis being attacked as “talk, talk, talk” by president-elect [Donald] Trump because he said he didn`t consider him a legitimate president.
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First and foremost, that I will, obviously, be the president of all the people, as opposed to one segment.
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There are white n*ggers. I’ve seen a lot of white n*ggers in my time.
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I think you don’t support people based on one or two cases of situations.
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We must become the United States of America that represents every community, that represents every individual.
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You and many others addressed yesterday as it relates to criminal justice, as it relates to voting oppression.
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Many like me who operate in black America can only get our balanced story told nationally on BET talk shows.
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I always go by instinct and then wrestle with where by instinct brought me.
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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.
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if we kept on voting, if we kept on believing, we would make America beautiful for everybody.
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We’ve got to look toward two years from now [January 2017] to at least provide some balance in congress.
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I’ve seen enough things to know that if you just keep on going, if you turn the corner, the sun will be shining.
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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.
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And I think we`ve got to hold his feet to the fire to all those issues as well as all the issues that you addressed.
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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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I disagree with Muhammad. I’m against hate, anti-Semitism and homophobia.
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One of the things that`s offensive is saying in the fifth district there`s nothing going on. This is a very vast district.
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It was better walk with dignity than ride in shame. A lot of people in Cincinnati are saying, “Rather than have the continual problems of police brutality and economic disparity,
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White folks was in the caves while we [blacks] was building empires.
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What’s wrong with denouncing white interlopers?
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Haiti or Canada, there must be one set of rules for everybody. We cannot welcome those to come and then try and act as though any culture will not be respected or treated inferior.
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I’m willing to make some sacrifices.” And I think that they ought to be respected for doing that.
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It seems some have chosen to ignore or have simply forgotten the big-picture vision promoted by Dr. King and his kin.
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Vice President [Lindon] Johnson to President Johnson and Vice President [Hubert] Humphrey. It`s challenging the administrations to do the right thing.
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The job of an activist is to make people tense and cause social change.
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