On Saturday of MLK weekend, just days before the inauguration, thousands of people joined me in the nation`s capital to protect the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
AL SHARPTONHaiti 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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And 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.
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We don’t owe America anything – America owes us.
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As I often say, we have come a long way from the days of slavery, but in 2014, discrimination and inequality still saturate our society in modern ways.
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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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I cannot imagine where we would have been without BET.
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Getting Democrats organized is like herding cats.
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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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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 don’t think Dr. King helped racial harmony, I think he helped racial justice.
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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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Bill Clinton strikes me as the kind of guy who goes wherever the polls lead him, rather than leading the polls.
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But we believed if we kept on working, if we kept on marching,
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People have a right to be nervous and fearful. They heard what Trump said during the campaign and are wondering if he`ll follow through on his promises.
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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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