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Al Sharpton

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I haven’t done the things I’ve done to be in a sitcom.
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I haven’t done the things I’ve done to be in a sitcom.
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Dr. King used Gandhi’s commitment to non-violence and to passive resistance.
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Dr. King used Gandhi’s commitment to non-violence and to passive resistance.
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We blacks had problems in the ’60s and we solved them by marching. We’ve still got problems – let’s march.
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We blacks had problems in the ’60s and we solved them by marching. We’ve still got problems – let’s march.
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I think that you can’t choose leadership. You have to deal with the leadership that the people respond to.
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I think that you can’t choose leadership. You have to deal with the leadership that the people respond to.
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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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Dr. King’s general principles are universal. But the things he confronted took place in another era.
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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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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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When you’re dealing with boycotts, you don’t need everyone. You just need enough to be effective.
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When you’re dealing with boycotts, you don’t need everyone. You just need enough to be effective.
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We’re not willing to give black leaders second chances because, in most cases, we’re not willing to give them first chances.
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We’re not willing to give black leaders second chances because, in most cases, we’re not willing to give them first chances.
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I won vice president of my student body in high school. That doesn’t mean anything.
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I won vice president of my student body in high school. That doesn’t mean anything.
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Who defines terrorists? Today’s terrorist is tomorrow’s friend.
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Who defines terrorists? Today’s terrorist is tomorrow’s friend.
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