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 SHARPTONWho defines terrorists? Today’s terrorist is tomorrow’s friend.
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I think everybody understood what happened, why this consent decree came about after the Freddie Gray situation. There was tension on both sides.
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I’ve never seen a prosecutor hold a press conference to discredit the victim.
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We`re going to continue to move forward and fight.
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I think that whoever is the attorney general, you don’t want them to be as a yes person for any particular constituency.
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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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While the rest of the country waves the flag of Americana, we understand we are not part of that.
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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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Who defines terrorists? Today’s terrorist is tomorrow’s friend.
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I wanted to say to Governor Dean, don’t be hard on yourself about hooting and hollering.
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It is time to bring down the volume and bring up the program.
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The 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.
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I just released an op-ed in the “Washington Post” that talks about providing an I.D. so that everyone can have an I.D., primarily, the social security card.
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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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Somebody had to bring the truth to the doorstep of this president.
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We cannot move forward or will not move forward if we are divided.
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