Al Sharpton Quotes

Al Sharpton is an American civil rights activist, television host, and minister. He has been a prominent figure in advocating for social justice and equality, particularly on issues affecting the African American community. Sharpton's activism and passionate advocacy have made him a polarizing but influential voice in American society.

Throughout my years championing for civil rights, analyzing politics and advocating on behalf of the voiceless, I am disturbed the most when harmless children suffer because of politics or detrimental policies.

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

In order to establish peace, you must have fair ju... -Al Sharpton

In order to establish peace, you must have fair justice for everyone.

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The quote emphasizes the integral connection between peace and equitable justice. It suggests that a fair and just society, where all individuals are treated impartially, is a prerequisite for establishing lasting peace. It underscores the importance of addressing systemic inequalities, upholding human rights, and providing equal opportunities for fostering harmony and peaceful coexistence.

There's no reason why children in inner cities or rural areas do not receive the same quality education or opportunities as those in suburbs or wealthy neighborhoods. If we truly believe in giving all citizens a chance to pursue happiness and pursue their goals, then we cannot continue to marginalize entire groups of people.

As I often say, we have come a long way from the days of slavery, but in 2014, discrimination and inequality still saturate our society in modern ways. Though racism may be less blatant now in many cases, its existence is undeniable.

I could have easily been a statistic. Growing up in Brooklyn, N.Y., it was easy - a little too easy - to get into trouble. Surrounded by poor schools, lack of resources, high unemployment rates, poverty, gangs and more, I watched as many of my peers fell victim to a vicious cycle of diminished opportunities and imprisonment.

I've seen too much in life to give up.... -Al Sharpton

I've seen too much in life to give up.

We're not anti-police... we're anti-police brutali... -Al Sharpton

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

Like myself, President Obama is the father of two daughters. He understands the obstacles that they face as women, but he also understands the emergency of the state of young black men in America.

My ministry's always been one of social activism. I think a responsible minister must be at some levels involved in the social order.

In every era going back to Lincoln with Frederick Douglass, presidents talk to those that were leading at that time.

When people discuss the 1960s and the great Civil Rights Era, they often speak in romantic terms as if there wasn't immense work put in, and as if there wasn't immense sacrifice that took place. But none of those battles were easily fought and won; there were sustained movements behind them.

Bill Clinton strikes me as the kind of guy who goes wherever the polls lead him, rather than leading the polls.

Who defines terrorists? Today's terrorist is tomor... -Al Sharpton

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

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.

My message to everyone: the next time you hear about migrant children near the border, just picture them as your own. Then think what you would want our government to do.

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

You don't need any indictment in order to arrest someone; probable cause is sufficient to arrest civilians, so it must be enough to arrest police.

It seems some have chosen to ignore or have simply forgotten the big-picture vision promoted by Dr. King and his kin.

The dream was not to put one black family in the White House, the dream was to make everything equal in everybody's house.

I always beat the sun up in the morning. It's the ... -Al Sharpton

I always beat the sun up in the morning. It's the secret to why I'm double trouble.

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.

My ordination in the Church of God in Christ was at age 9, and I later became a Baptist minister, which I am today.

I could take all the cartoons in the tabloid newspapers, but I couldn't take my daughter punching me in the belly and asking why I was so fat. That was my inspiration to lose the weight. And probably the last time anyone hurt my feelings.

When you loot or behave violently, you give grounds to those that try to justify illegal police abuse. You become the poster child for them to say, 'See, we have no choice but to shoot and kill, or use a chokehold, because just look at the way they behave.'

One of the reasons I get so much joy out of my own children's childhoods is that I'm having my first childhood myself.

Dr. King used Gandhi's commitment to non-violence ... -Al Sharpton

Dr. King used Gandhi's commitment to non-violence and to passive resistance.

Local prosecutors work alongside local police officers on a regular basis and are therefore conflicted when it comes to prosecuting those same officers. They are under extreme pressure from local police unions and from rank-and-file cops.

I'm never going to be fat - never again. I'm going... -Al Sharpton

I'm never going to be fat - never again. I'm going to make it easy on my pallbearers.

As a kid who grew up chubby, I just marveled at th... -Al Sharpton

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

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