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Al Sharpton
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: October 3
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Alfred Charles Al Sharpton
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I wanted to say to Governor Dean, don't be hard on yourself about hooting and hollering. If I had spent the money you did and got 18 percent, I'd still be in Iowa hooting and hollering.
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Getting Democrats organized is like herding cats.
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So we want to make sure that happens is that we build a relationship with the police department and the community that results in better policing and better cooperation with the community.
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I disagree with Muhammad. I'm against hate, anti-Semitism and homophobia. 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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My ministry's always been one of social activism. I think a responsible minister must be at some levels involved in the social order.
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Dr. King used Gandhi's commitment to non-violence and to passive resistance.
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My ordination in the Church of God in Christ was at age 9, and I later became a Baptist minister, which I am today.
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Bill Clinton strikes me as the kind of guy who goes wherever the polls lead him, rather than leading the polls.
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America has to make America become a better place for all Americans, and that`s all of us participating.
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Dr. King's general principles are universal. But the things he confronted took place in another era.
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But resist we much. We must and we will much about that be committed.
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During my 2004 presidential campaign, I was fond of saying that it was high time for the Christian right to meet the right Christians.
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People working at the arenas are not just depending on one or two concerts. I think it gives a symbolic boost, as well as those shows do bring down some monetary investments in the city.
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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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There are white n*ggers. I've seen a lot of white n*ggers in my time.
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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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I won vice president of my student body in high school. That doesn't mean anything.
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We just have to hope and pray that this man [Donald Trump] is changed in terms of how he views the world community.
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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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They tried to say that being gay is a sin, and I said that adultery is a sin. Adultery is responsible for breaking up more marriages, but do we put that in the Constitution? It’s absurd.
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