Who defines terrorists? Today's terrorist is tomorrow's friend. Al Sharpton More Quotes by Al Sharpton More Quotes From Al Sharpton 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. Al Sharpton dean iowa wanted We've got to look toward two years from now [January 2017] to at least provide some balance in congress. Al Sharpton balance two years We cannot move forward or will not move forward if we are divided. Al Sharpton moving-forward divided moving John Lewis we all know was beaten terribly, almost to an inch of his life, opened doors that will never be closed, although there are forces that are attempting to close those doors. Al Sharpton inches force doors We`re going to continue to move forward and fight. I just think that, unfortunately, the president-elect [Donald Trump] has chosen to address every issue. Al Sharpton fighting moving thinking We must become the United States of America that represents every community, that represents every individual. And we will ultimately become a stronger nation, but right now we are a divided nation. Al Sharpton stronger community america I need to hear something about how he`s going to bring people together in the spirit, hopefully, of Martin Luther King Jr., and if that`s not heard, then we`ve got to constantly challenge him. Al Sharpton kings challenges people The unfortunate part is there`s not enough balance in the legislative chambers, and particularly the senate that has to do that confirmation for there to be enough pushback. Al Sharpton confirmation balance enough 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. Al Sharpton concerned would-be facts I`m deeply concerned about Jeff Sessions, who has clearly expressed opposition to the use of consent decrees and has advanced a lot of this states` rights rhetoric. Al Sharpton states use rights John Lewis being attacked as "talk, talk, talk" by president-elect [Donald] Trump because he said he didn`t consider him a legitimate president. Al Sharpton trump president said It does not appear, nor is there any reason to believe that [ Jeff Sessions] will put policing reform front and center in the way that this justice department has, and that will mean that we cast aside eight years of hard work, blood, sweat and tears that have gone into bringing cities and mayors and communities to the table to address what truly is a national crisis. Al Sharpton hard-work mean believe We just have to hope and pray that this man [Donald Trump] is changed in terms of how he views the world community. Al Sharpton community views men I`m very cautious and very concerned about what I have initially seen, but I also believe we`ve got to organize like we have never organized before.We talk about it, but realistically, we`ve got to organize at the grassroots level. Al Sharpton grassroots levels believe I remember the president-elect [Donald Trump] saying that I`m going to do something to dramatically, positively change communities, particularly in urban areas, and I think we`ve got to hold his feet to the fire to all those issues as well as all the issues that you addressed, you and many others addressed yesterday as it relates to criminal justice, as it relates to voting oppression. Al Sharpton feet yesterday thinking I`m very cautious about what appears to be things put in place that will begin to roll back some of the progress that I believe we`ve made. Al Sharpton progress made believe 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. Al Sharpton icons rights war Jeff Sessions, the person who`s likely to become our next attorney general, is striking a very different tone from our current attorney general, Loretta Lynch, who announced a consent decree with the city of Baltimore. Al Sharpton next different cities The Baltimore Police Department had engaged in a pattern of practice of conduct that violated the constitution and federal law, and this conduct had eroded trust and to deprive the people of Baltimore of the rights and the protections guaranteed to every American. Al Sharpton practice rights law This is not just an agreement for the police department, this is an agreement that gets the police department working with the community and the community understanding its role as it continues to work with the police department. Al Sharpton community understanding agreement
