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.
AL SHARPTONIt seems some have chosen to ignore or have simply forgotten the big-picture vision promoted by Dr. King and his kin.
More Al Sharpton Quotes
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Getting Democrats organized is like herding cats.
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I`m very cautious and very concerned about what I have initially seen, but I also believe we`ve got to organize like we have never organized before.We talk about it, but realistically, we`ve got to organize at the grassroots level.
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You hear anything? Oh, let’s run! It’s Virginia today!”…
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So we want to make sure that happens is that we build a relationship with the police department and the community that results in better policing and better cooperation with the community.
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A 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.
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Dr. King’s general principles are universal. But the things he confronted took place in another era.
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The assumption is that the people that are marching and protesting and standing up against this don’t have enough sense to stand up for their own interests.
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Baltimore is just embarking down this road.
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I`m very cautious about what appears to be things put in place that will begin to roll back some of the progress that I believe we`ve made.
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I very rarely read any fiction. I love biographies; I read about all kinds of people.
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Crime is going down everywhere but in the New York City Police Department.
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You deal with their balance over the long run.
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If you play the theatrics too much, you get in the way of your own cause.
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You can’t get a solution if you won’t talk to the people that have the problem.
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But resist we much. We must and we will much about that be committed.
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