I remember the president-elect [Donald Trump] saying that I`m going to do something to dramatically, positively change communities, particularly in urban areas.
AL SHARPTONThe congressman happens to represent me. And while there are always more things that we can do in every community, this is a very diverse district with all kinds of wonderful things.
More Al Sharpton Quotes
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Dr. King used Gandhi’s commitment to non-violence and to passive resistance.
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They tried to say that being gay is a sin, and I said that adultery is a sin.
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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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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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This is not about what party you’re part of. This is about right and wrong, … the conscience of this nation.
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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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I’m a patriot in the truest sense of the word.
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I have the right to express myself. Once we get through expressing, do we really move forward in society.
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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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We must become the United States of America that represents every community, that represents every individual.
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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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I feel that it is our moral obligation to stand and to be courageous with these families, and particularly Cindy, that have become the conscience of this nation.
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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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I think you don’t support people based on one or two cases of situations.
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We`re going to continue to move forward and fight.
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