First and foremost, that I will, obviously, be the president of all the people, as opposed to one segment.
AL SHARPTONI`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.
More Al Sharpton Quotes
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I very rarely read any fiction. I love biographies; I read about all kinds of people.
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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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We have defeated Jim Crow, but now we have to deal with his son, James Crow Jr., esquire.
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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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Many like me who operate in black America can only get our balanced story told nationally on BET talk shows.
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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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James Brown lives, as long as someone steps out of their body and dances uncontrollably.
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I’m willing to make some sacrifices.” And I think that they ought to be respected for doing that.
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John Lewis is an icon in our society.
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I’ve never seen a prosecutor hold a press conference to discredit the victim.
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I love theology and some philosophy.
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When you look at some of the appointments, there`s great concern because does it really represent all the people, and somehow figuring out how to bring the nation together.
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We’re not willing to give black leaders second chances because, in most cases, we’re not willing to give them first chances.
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You hear anything? Oh, let’s run! It’s Virginia today!”…
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We cannot look at the Latino community and preach ‘one language.’ No one gave them an English test before they sent them to Iraq to fight for America.
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