I’m a patriot in the truest sense of the word.
AL SHARPTONSenator [Jeff] Sessions says people, cities sign these decrees because they don`t want to be sued by the justice department, as if he is, in some ways, questioning whether the things that are in these decrees are necessary and warranted.
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Who defines terrorists? Today’s terrorist is tomorrow’s friend.
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It is true that Mr. Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, after which there was a commitment to give 40 acres and a mule. That’s where the argument, to this day, of reparations starts.
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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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One of the things that`s offensive is saying in the fifth district there`s nothing going on. This is a very vast district.
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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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If I had spent the money you did and got 18 percent, I’d still be in Iowa hooting and hollering.
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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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Then I should be praised for it, and it’s more of a comment on them than me that it would take tricks to make them cover the loss of life.
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if we kept on voting, if we kept on believing, we would make America beautiful for everybody.
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The Democratic Party hasn’t whipped anybody into a frenzy.
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And we will ultimately become a stronger nation, but right now we are a divided nation.
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It`s a difficult thing for a city to be sued by the department of justice and to be told that your police department is systematically failing to serve the people of the state or the city.
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We need an amendment that gives us the right to vote protected by the federal government and the Constitution.
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This is not just an agreement for the police department, this is an agreement that gets the police department working with the community and the community understanding its role as it continues to work with the police department.
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I need to hear something about how he`s going to bring people together in the spirit, hopefully, of Martin Luther King Jr., and if that`s not heard, then we`ve got to constantly challenge him.
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I’ve never seen a prosecutor hold a press conference to discredit the victim.
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This 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.
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If Charlton Heston can have a constitutional right carry a rifle, why can’t grandma have a constitutional right to health care?
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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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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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I disagree with Muhammad. I’m against hate, anti-Semitism and homophobia.
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Vice President [Lindon] Johnson to President Johnson and Vice President [Hubert] Humphrey. It`s challenging the administrations to do the right thing.
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The icy rain did not deter us as we reminded Donald Trump and other leaders that we will not be silenced.
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I think first of all, the United States has got to adopt a policy of befriending and creating allies around the world.
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Though racism may be less blatant now in many cases, its existence is undeniable.
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I don’t think Dr. King helped racial harmony, I think he helped racial justice.
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