Evangelicals catapulted George W. Bush back to the White House.
AL SHARPTONJohn 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.
More Al Sharpton Quotes
-
-
James Brown lives, as long as someone steps out of their body and dances uncontrollably.
AL SHARPTON -
We must become the United States of America that represents every community, that represents every individual.
AL SHARPTON -
I think that you can’t choose leadership. You have to deal with the leadership that the people respond to.
AL SHARPTON -
If a cop sees a person running out of a store with a gun he’s seeing a crime. He’s not seeing a person standing.
AL SHARPTON -
It seems some have chosen to ignore or have simply forgotten the big-picture vision promoted by Dr. King and his kin.
AL SHARPTON -
I’m willing to make some sacrifices.” And I think that they ought to be respected for doing that.
AL SHARPTON -
Any use of the names of Eric Garner and Michael Brown, in connection with any violence or killing of police, is reprehensible and against the pursuit of justice in both cases.
AL SHARPTON -
We never got the 40 acres. We went all the way to Herbert Hoover, and we never got the 40 acres. We didn’t get the mule. So we decided we’d ride this donkey as far as it would take us.
AL SHARPTON -
I think that whoever is the attorney general, you don’t want them to be as a yes person for any particular constituency.
AL SHARPTON -
The United States government has the obligation to educate all young people in this country.
AL SHARPTON -
I’ve never seen a prosecutor hold a press conference to discredit the victim.
AL SHARPTON -
During my 2004 presidential campaign, I was fond of saying that it was high time for the Christian right to meet the right Christians.
AL SHARPTON -
I’ve never seen an effective boycott that didn’t work.
AL SHARPTON -
Some issues you just – you certainly you have to defend yourself, but you certainly don`t have to denigrate others.
AL SHARPTON -
I just think that, unfortunately, the president-elect [Donald Trump] has chosen to address every issue.
AL SHARPTON






