I`m very cautious about what appears to be things put in place that will begin to roll back some of the progress that I believe we`ve made.
AL SHARPTONVice 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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We’re not anti-police… we’re anti-police brutality.
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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.
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I always go by instinct and then wrestle with where by instinct brought me.
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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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When you’re dealing with boycotts, you don’t need everyone. You just need enough to be effective.
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Baltimore is just embarking down this road.
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Every victim calls us…. “Who put Sharpton in charge?” The victim!
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James Brown lives, as long as someone steps out of their body and dances uncontrollably.
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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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My dad challenged every president from President [Dwight] Eisenhower and Vice President [Richard] Nixon to President [J.F] Kennedy.
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Senator [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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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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I do believe that the party has a bunch of elephants running around in donkey clothes.
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I think drugs affect poor people and people of color more than anyone.
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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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