If you can get the proper definition of trouble, then we can find out who the real troublemakers are. Al Sharpton More Quotes by Al Sharpton More Quotes From Al Sharpton 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. Al Sharpton kingsjobsmean Life is about not where you start, but where you're going. That's family values. Al Sharpton family-valuessubwaylife-is 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 kingsdreamrain 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 blackstoriesamerica Some issues you just - you certainly you have to defend yourself, but you certainly don`t have to denigrate others. Al Sharpton issues Let me just say that we are under the consent decree. There are people in our city [Baltimore] along with the police department and advocates who believe that this is absolutely the right thing to do. Al Sharpton citiesbelievepeople This is not about what party you're part of. This is about right and wrong, ... the conscience of this nation. Al Sharpton consciencenationsparty It is true that Mr. Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, after which there was a commitment to give 40 acres and a mule. That's where the argument, to this day, of reparations starts. We never got the 40 acres. We went all the way to Herbert Hoover, and we never got the 40 acres. We didn't get the mule. So we decided we'd ride this donkey as far as it would take us. Al Sharpton acresgivingcommitment Don't talk to us like we ignint! Al Sharpton First and foremost, that I will, obviously, be the president of all the people, as opposed to one segment. When you look at some of the appointments, there`s great concern because does it really represent all the people, and somehow figuring out how to bring the nation together. Al Sharpton presidenttogetherpeople During my 2004 presidential campaign, I was fond of saying that it was high time for the Christian right to meet the right Christians. Al Sharpton presidentialcampaignschristian National Action Network, the group I founded, has affiliates or chapters in over 40 cities around the country. Al Sharpton groupscitiescountry The dream was not to put one black family in the White House, the dream was to make everything equal in everybody's house. Al Sharpton whitedreamhouse My dad challenged every president from President [Dwight] Eisenhower and Vice President [Richard] Nixon to President [J.F] Kennedy, Vice President [Lindon] Johnson to President Johnson and Vice President [Hubert] Humphrey. It`s challenging the administrations to do the right thing. Al Sharpton dadpresidentchallenges 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 should-havedreamopportunity The United States government has the obligation to educate all young people in this country. Al Sharpton governmenteducationcountry Senator [Jeff] Sessions says people, cities sign these decrees because they don`t want to be sued by the justice department, as if he is, in some ways, questioning whether the things that are in these decrees are necessary and warranted. Al Sharpton citiesjusticepeople We may switch presidents, but we`re just going to switch legs and keep on marching. Al Sharpton legspresidentmay We won`t back down! We won`t be trumped! Al Sharpton James Brown lives, as long as someone steps out of their body and dances uncontrollably. Al Sharpton dancebodylong
