Al Sharpton Quotes

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Al Sharpton

Profession : Activist

Birth : October 3, 1954

In Ferguson, there are witnesses who say Brown had his hands up when he was shot. That should be enough probable cause to go to trial to then determine if Officer Wilson is guilty or not. It is at trial that he can then defend himself and his attorneys can present their own witnesses and their own defense.

Al Sharpton

If it weren't for the mentorship and guidance from people like my mother, James Brown and others, I wouldn't have been able to make something of my life.

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Countries around the world have their own immigration laws and methods of dealing with a recurring theme: desperate people searching for peace from volatile parts of the world. And nations everywhere thrive and prosper from the contributions of immigrants and the children of immigrants - including right here in the U.S.

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I've gone from, you know, being too close to politicians, to being too close to entertainers, and people's father that I'm not.

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Following Michael Brown's death, I went to Ferguson and met with his parents. I stood with them as they tried to hold their heads high and deal with both their immense loss and the larger issues of police-community relations.

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I was the first candidate to come out against this war, spoke at every anti-war march.

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I actually lost more weight than I am!

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The United States isn't a dictatorship ruling with a brutal army and an iron fist, so our police departments must understand that they are there to serve and protect us - all of us. And when they do commit crimes, they must be arrested and prosecuted like anyone else, bottom line.

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Civilians are arrested every single day - including innocent ones - and they must wait until their day in court in order to argue their side of the story. Police officers must be subjected to the same rules.

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How do you make things fair?

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From racial profiling and being pulled over just for 'driving while black' to this new phenomenon of killing unarmed people out of some preconceived idea of fear, our lives and our children's lives are not being valued.

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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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As a kid who grew up chubby, I just marveled at the fact that I could be thin.

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Not graduating high school on time leads to fewer chances of attending college and obtaining good paying jobs, and creates instead higher chances of incarceration and unemployment.

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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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I can call a march, and thousands come out, and I happen to have access to the White House at the same time.

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National Action Network, the group I founded, has affiliates or chapters in over 40 cities around the country.

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Who defines terrorists? Today's terrorist is tomorrow's friend.

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I do believe the Democratic party has moved far to the right. I do believe that the party has a bunch of elephants running around in donkey clothes.

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Demonstrations must be dignified and nonviolent, as the overwhelming protests in Ferguson and Staten Island have been. Do not confuse anarchists who don't want the system to work and thugs who want to exploit a situation with the majority who from day one have operated with impeccable nonviolence and clear goals.

Al Sharpton