I`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.
AL SHARPTONMy dad challenged every president from President [Dwight] Eisenhower and Vice President [Richard] Nixon to President [J.F] Kennedy.
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James Brown lives, as long as someone steps out of their body and dances uncontrollably.
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We’re not anti-police… we’re anti-police brutality.
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One of the things that`s offensive is saying in the fifth district there`s nothing going on. This is a very vast district.
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Getting Democrats organized is like herding cats.
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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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The unfortunate part is there`s not enough balance in the legislative chambers, and particularly the senate that has to do that confirmation for there to be enough pushback.
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Haiti or Canada, there must be one set of rules for everybody. We cannot welcome those to come and then try and act as though any culture will not be respected or treated inferior.
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John Lewis being attacked as “talk, talk, talk” by president-elect [Donald] Trump because he said he didn`t consider him a legitimate president.
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A picture would be put on that card, and a president can certainly by executive order make this happen so that people will not need a special I.D. They`ll have one to vote.
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Life is about not where you start, but where you’re going. That’s family values.
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We`re looking forward to the appointment of a monitor so that we can continue to do some of the things that we`ve been doing.
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First and foremost, that I will, obviously, be the president of all the people, as opposed to one segment.
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I disagree with Muhammad. I’m against hate, anti-Semitism and homophobia.
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We’ve got to look toward two years from now [January 2017] to at least provide some balance in congress.
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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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