Al Sharpton Quotes

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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Attack Consider Legitimate President Said Trump
I`m not as concerned about what Mr. [Jeff] Sessions expressed, except for the fact that he did say that, you know, these things would be enforced.
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Concern Except Express Fact Say Session
We built pyramids before Donald Trump ever knew what architecture was … we taught philosophy and astrology and mathematics before Socrates and them Greek homos ever got around to it.
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Architecture Before Built Ever Got Knew Mathematics Over Philosophy Pyramind Taught
We may switch presidents, but we`re just going to switch legs and keep on marching.
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Bet Imagine Leg May President
Let 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.
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Absolute Advocate Believe City People Consent Decree Department Police Right Thing
I love theology and some philosophy.
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Love Philosophy Some Theology
First and foremost, that I will, obviously, be the president of all the people, as opposed to one segment.
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First Foremost Obvious Oppose People President Segment Together
I’ve seen enough things to know that if you just keep on going, if you turn the corner, the sun will be shining.
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Corner Enough Go Keep Never Quit Shine Sun Thing
White folks was in the caves while we [blacks] was building empires.
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Build Empire Folk Philosophy Pyramid White
I think that what we want to do as we continue to move forward is look at the various points that have been made.
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Continue Forward Look Made Move Moving Point Think Various
People in the age of [President] Obama don’t dress like they did in the age of [Lyndon] Johnson. That’s for sure.
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Age Dress People President Sure
My dad challenged every president from President [Dwight] Eisenhower and Vice President [Richard] Nixon to President [J.F] Kennedy.
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Challenge Challenges Dad President
John 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.
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Almost Beat Door Force Inch Life Terrible
Who defines terrorists? Today’s terrorist is tomorrow’s friend.
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Define Friend Politic Today Tomorrow
People have this picture like I’m sitting up in bed at night with a walkie-talkie. “You hear anything? Oh, let’s run! It’s Virginia today!”…
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Country Night People Picture Sit Talkie Walk
So (if) some cracker come and tell you ‘Well, my mother and father blood go back to the Mayflower,’ you better hold your pocket.
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Back Better Blood Crack Father Hold Mean Mother Pocket Tell
You deal with their balance over the long run.
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Balance Deal Long Over Run
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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Community Congressman District Diverse Happen Kind More Represent Thing Wonderful
President Obama telling Americans not to panic in the wake of the Paris terror attacks.
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Country President Tell Terror Attack Wake
I’ve never seen a prosecutor hold a press conference to discredit the victim.
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Conference Discredit Press Prosecutor Victim
I’m willing to make some sacrifices.” And I think that they ought to be respected for doing that.
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Do Make Ought Respect Sacrifice Some Think Will
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.
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Acre Decide Donkey Far never Ride Take Way
I just think that, unfortunately, the president-elect [Donald Trump] has chosen to address every issue.
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Address Chosen Elect Every Issue Just President Think Unfortunate
America has to make America become a better place for all Americans, and that`s all of us participating.
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Better Place Country Make Participate
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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Certainly Executive Happen Make Need People Picture President Special Vote
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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Broken Consent Country Decree Department Help Long Place Police Reform Work
This is not a village of hate. It’s a village of hope. Don’t let midgets give us a bad name. There are still giants in Harlem, giants who will stand up for our children.
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