Al Sharpton Quotes

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Al Sharpton

Profession : Activist

Birth : October 3, 1954

I've seen too much in life to give up.

Al Sharpton

All women, regardless of her economic status or racial background, have a right to vote, and no politician or regressive law should prevent her from doing so.

Al Sharpton

As a preacher who has spent significant time in churches and houses of worship all across the country, I can tell you firsthand that religious liberty and freedom are principles that can never be infringed upon.

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It is up to us to change laws on the books like 'Stand Your Ground' laws and push elected officials to enact regulations that hold police officers to the same standards as the rest of society. This is why we vote.

Al Sharpton

In order to establish peace, you must have fair justice for everyone.

Al Sharpton

You don't need any indictment in order to arrest someone; probable cause is sufficient to arrest civilians, so it must be enough to arrest police.

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Evangelicals catapulted George W. Bush back to the White House.

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One of the reasons I get so much joy out of my own children's childhoods is that I'm having my first childhood myself.

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Like myself, President Obama is the father of two daughters. He understands the obstacles that they face as women, but he also understands the emergency of the state of young black men in America.

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When the culture of police departments is sometimes infused with bias or preconceived ideas against certain groups, there needs to be reform and retraining throughout. And unfortunately, we cannot rely on local departments to police themselves; we need intervention from the top.

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I'm a patriot in the truest sense of the word.

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If Charlton Heston can have a constitutional right carry a rifle, why can't grandma have a constitutional right to health care?

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James Brown became my father. He would talk to me the way a father talked to a son. He became the father I never had.

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The dream was not to put one black family in the White House, the dream was to make everything equal in everybody's house.

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As I often say, we have come a long way from the days of slavery, but in 2014, discrimination and inequality still saturate our society in modern ways. Though racism may be less blatant now in many cases, its existence is undeniable.

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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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My message to everyone: the next time you hear about migrant children near the border, just picture them as your own. Then think what you would want our government to do.

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In New York, you are competing with Times Square lights and all of that, so you've got to be 300 pounds and crazy to get anyone's attention. Then, you can refine yourself. I always knew under those 300 pounds and tracksuits was a refined, slim, dignified man.

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Throughout my years championing for civil rights, analyzing politics and advocating on behalf of the voiceless, I am disturbed the most when harmless children suffer because of politics or detrimental policies.

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I knew from the age of four that I wanted to preach. I didn't even consider it strange that grown people were listening to this kid preaching until I was around thirteen. I have never believed in limitations.

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