It was better walk with dignity than ride in shame. A lot of people in Cincinnati are saying, “Rather than have the continual problems of police brutality and economic disparity,
AL SHARPTONI’m willing to make some sacrifices.” And I think that they ought to be respected for doing that.
More Al Sharpton Quotes
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We’re not anti-police… we’re anti-police brutality.
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John Lewis is an icon in our society.
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What’s wrong with denouncing white interlopers?
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Let me just say that we are under the consent decree. There are people in our city [Baltimore] along with the police department and advocates who believe that this is absolutely the right thing to do.
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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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We don’t owe America anything – America owes us.
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I’m a patriot in the truest sense of the word.
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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 blacks had problems in the ’60s and we solved them by marching. We’ve still got problems – let’s march.
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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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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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There are white n*ggers. I’ve seen a lot of white n*ggers in my time.
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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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What I profess to do is help the oppressed and if I cause a load of discomfort in the white community and the black community, that in my opinion means I’m being effective, because I’m not trying to make them comfortable.
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Crime is going down everywhere but in the New York City Police Department.
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