It seems some have chosen to ignore or have simply forgotten the big-picture vision promoted by Dr. King and his kin.
AL SHARPTONWe’re not anti-police… we’re anti-police brutality.
More Al Sharpton Quotes
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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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I cannot imagine where we would have been without BET.
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When you’re dealing with boycotts, you don’t need everyone. You just need enough to be effective.
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We don’t owe America anything – America owes us.
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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.
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And we will ultimately become a stronger nation, but right now we are a divided nation.
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I’ve never done anything else in my life other than preach and be an activist. Way before I was known.
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White folks was in the caves while we [blacks] was building empires.
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We just have to hope and pray that this man [Donald Trump] is changed in terms of how he views the world community.
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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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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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I just think that, unfortunately, the president-elect [Donald Trump] has chosen to address every issue.
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I think that you can’t choose leadership. You have to deal with the leadership that the people respond to.
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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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A 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.
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