I’m willing to make some sacrifices.” And I think that they ought to be respected for doing that.
AL SHARPTONThe United States government has the obligation to educate all young people in this country.
More Al Sharpton Quotes
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And we will ultimately become a stronger nation, but right now we are a divided nation.
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If I use the media, even with tricks, to publicize a black youth being shot in the back in Teaneck, New Jersey.
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The unfortunate part is there`s not enough balance in the legislative chambers, and particularly the senate that has to do that confirmation for there to be enough pushback.
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I just think that, unfortunately, the president-elect [Donald Trump] has chosen to address every issue.
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It seems some have chosen to ignore or have simply forgotten the big-picture vision promoted by Dr. King and his kin.
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Though racism may be less blatant now in many cases, its existence is undeniable.
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Who defines terrorists? Today’s terrorist is tomorrow’s friend.
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I 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.
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Dr. King used Gandhi’s commitment to non-violence and to passive resistance.
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The Baltimore Police Department had engaged in a pattern of practice of conduct that violated the constitution and federal law, and this conduct had eroded trust and to deprive the people of Baltimore of the rights and the protections guaranteed to every American.
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Haiti 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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I do believe that the party has a bunch of elephants running around in donkey clothes.
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We built pyramids before Donald Trump ever knew what architecture was … we taught philosophy and astrology and mathematics before Socrates and them Greek homos ever got around to it.
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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.
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We must become the United States of America that represents every community, that represents every individual.
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