Al Sharpton Quotes, Kings Quotes, Principles Quotes

Dr. King's general principles are universal. But the things he confronted took place in another era.

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It was better walk with dignity than ride in shame. A lot of people in Cincinnati are saying, "Rather than have the continual problems of police brutality and economic disparity, I'm willing to make some sacrifices." And I think that they ought to be respected for doing that.

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Somebody had to bring the truth to the doorstep of this president.

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We're not anti-police... we're anti-police brutality.

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I've never seen an effective boycott that didn't work.

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I have the right to express myself. Once we get through expressing, do we really move forward in society.

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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.

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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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I don't think Dr. King helped racial harmony, I think he helped racial justice. What I profess to do is help the oppressed and if I cause a load of discomfort in the white community and the black community, that in my opinion means I'm being effective, because I'm not trying to make them comfortable. The job of an activist is to make people tense and cause social change.

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I've never done anything else in my life other than preach and be an activist. Way before I was known.

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While the rest of the country waves the flag of Americana, we understand we are not part of that. We don't owe America anything - America owes us.

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A war of words escalated between the president-elect and a civil rights icon. Donald Trump fired back at democratic Congressman John Lewis after Lewis said he did not see Trump as a legitimate president.

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Some issues you just - you certainly you have to defend yourself, but you certainly don`t have to denigrate others.

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What’s wrong with denouncing white interlopers?

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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.

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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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I very rarely read any fiction. I love biographies; I read about all kinds of people. I love theology and some philosophy.

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The Democratic Party hasn't whipped anybody into a frenzy. The assumption is that the people that are marching and protesting and standing up against this don't have enough sense to stand up for their own interests.

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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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It is time to bring down the volume and bring up the program.

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