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 SHARPTONJohn 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 SHARPTONI 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 SHARPTONWe’re not anti-police… we’re anti-police brutality.
AL SHARPTONI do believe that the party has a bunch of elephants running around in donkey clothes.
AL SHARPTONThe dream was not to put one black family in the White House, the dream was to make everything equal in everybody’s house.
AL SHARPTONI think that whoever is the attorney general, you don’t want them to be as a yes person for any particular constituency.
AL SHARPTONI disagree with Muhammad. I’m against hate, anti-Semitism and homophobia.
AL SHARPTONWhite folks was in the caves while we [blacks] was building empires.
AL SHARPTONYou hear anything? Oh, let’s run! It’s Virginia today!”…
AL SHARPTONThis is not a village of hate. It’s a village of hope. Don’t let midgets give us a bad name. There are still giants in Harlem, giants who will stand up for our children.
AL SHARPTONMy 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 love theology and some philosophy.
AL SHARPTONEvery victim calls us…. “Who put Sharpton in charge?” The victim!
AL SHARPTONAnd that will mean that we cast aside eight years of hard work, blood, sweat and tears that have gone into bringing cities and mayors and communities to the table to address what truly is a national crisis.
AL SHARPTONI`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.
AL SHARPTONAnd we will ultimately become a stronger nation, but right now we are a divided nation.
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