John Lewis being attacked as “talk, talk, talk” by president-elect [Donald] Trump because he said he didn`t consider him a legitimate president.
AL SHARPTONLet 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.
More Al Sharpton Quotes
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We cannot move forward or will not move forward if we are divided.
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We’re not willing to give black leaders second chances because, in most cases, we’re not willing to give them first chances.
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And I think we`ve got to hold his feet to the fire to all those issues as well as all the issues that you addressed.
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I think that you can’t choose leadership. You have to deal with the leadership that the people respond to.
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And that will mean that we cast aside eight years of hard work, blood, sweat and tears that have gone into bringing cities and mayors and communities to the table to address what truly is a national crisis.
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Somebody had to bring the truth to the doorstep of this president.
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James Brown lives, as long as someone steps out of their body and dances uncontrollably.
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I’ve never done anything else in my life other than preach and be an activist. Way before I was known.
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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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Getting Democrats organized is like herding cats.
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But resist we much. We must and we will much about that be committed.
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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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Adultery is responsible for breaking up more marriages, but do we put that in the Constitution? It’s absurd.
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We need to make some real fundamental change from the Constitution down in this country.
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And we will ultimately become a stronger nation, but right now we are a divided nation.
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