My ministry’s always been one of social activism. I think a responsible minister must be at some levels involved in the social order.
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More Al Sharpton Quotes
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Getting Democrats organized is like herding cats.
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We’re not anti-police… we’re anti-police brutality.
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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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Every victim calls us…. “Who put Sharpton in charge?” The victim!
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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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People in the age of [President] Obama don’t dress like they did in the age of [Lyndon] Johnson. That’s for sure.
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There are now that 20 consent decrees in place like the one in Baltimore that are helping put broken police departments on a path to reform. And this is long work.
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How do you make things fair?
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I’m a patriot in the truest sense of the word.
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As a Baptist minister, I don’t have the right to impose my views on anyone else. If committed gay and lesbian couples want to marry, that is their business; none of us should stand in their way
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I wanted to say to Governor Dean, don’t be hard on yourself about hooting and hollering.
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And we will ultimately become a stronger nation, but right now we are a divided nation.
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What 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.
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Somebody had to bring the truth to the doorstep of this president.
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I cannot imagine where we would have been without BET.
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