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This is not about what party you're part of. This is about right and wrong, ... the conscience of this nation.
Al Sharpton
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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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On Saturday of MLK weekend, just days before the inauguration, thousands of people joined me in the nation`s capital to protect the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The icy rain did not deter us as we reminded Donald Trump and other leaders that we will not be silenced.
Al Sharpton
If Jews want to get it on, tell them to pin their yarmulkes back and come over to my house.
Al Sharpton
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 Sharpton
The Baltimore Police Department had engaged in a pattern of practice of conduct that violated the constitution and federal law, and this conduct had eroded trust and to deprive the people of Baltimore of the rights and the protections guaranteed to every American.
Al Sharpton
I cannot imagine where we would have been without BET. Many like me who operate in black America can only get our balanced story told nationally on BET talk shows.
Al Sharpton
We need an amendment that gives us the right to vote protected by the federal government and the Constitution.
Al Sharpton
If Charlton Heston can have a constitutional right carry a rifle, why can't grandma have a constitutional right to health care?
Al Sharpton
America can't work for only some people and become a dream for all people. It has to work for everyone. And even though everyone might not end up at the same place, if everyone starts with the same beginning, then that's the dream fulfilled. We all don't have the same abilities, but we should have the same opportunities.
Al Sharpton
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.
Al Sharpton
I feel that it is our moral obligation to stand and to be courageous with these families, and particularly Cindy, that have become the conscience of this nation.
Al Sharpton
I've never seen a prosecutor hold a press conference to discredit the victim.
Al Sharpton
Somebody had to bring the truth to the doorstep of this president.
Al Sharpton
Getting Democrats organized is like herding cats.
Al Sharpton
If you play the theatrics too much, you get in the way of your own cause.
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National Action Network, the group I founded, has affiliates or chapters in over 40 cities around the country.
Al Sharpton
I think that what we want to do as we continue to move forward is look at the various points that have been made.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.
Al Sharpton
When the civil rights community raised a lot of concerns around the nomination of Mr. Sessions, Senator Sessions, one of the things was that he`s on record of saying things intrusive, like voting rights,that he doesn`t believe the federal government should interfere with local policing, almost like states` rights kind of rhetoric.
Al Sharpton
It seems some have chosen to ignore or have simply forgotten the big-picture vision promoted by Dr. King and his kin.
Al Sharpton
I think drugs affect poor people and people of color more than anyone.
Al Sharpton
We won`t back down! We won`t be trumped!
Al Sharpton
