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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.

~Al Sharpton

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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.

~Al Sharpton

Topics: Blatant Cases Come Days Discrimination Existence Inequality Less Long Long Way Many May Modern Now Often Our Racism Saturate Say Slavery Society Still Though Undeniable Way Ways

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I was raised by a single mother who made a way for me. She used to scrub floors as a domestic worker, put a cleaning rag in her pocketbook and ride the subways in Brooklyn so I would have food on the table. But she taught me as I walked her to the subway that life is about not where you start, but where you're going. That's family values.

~Al Sharpton

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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.

~Al Sharpton

Topics: About Border Children Everyone Government Hear Just Message Migrant Near Next Next Time Our Own Picture Them Then Think Time Want Would You Your

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Let me be clear: as I have said repeatedly, I do not believe that all police officers are bad, nor do I believe that most are bad. But there must be a transparent, impartial and fair system to judge those that engage in criminal or unethical acts.

~Al Sharpton

Topics: Acts Bad Believe Clear Criminal Engage Fair Impartial Judge Me Most Must Nor Officers Police Police Officers Repeatedly Said System Those Transparent Unethical I Believe I Believe That

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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

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The right wing always mobilizes around constitutional amendments: the right to bear arms, school prayer.

~Al Sharpton

Topics: Always Amendment Arms Around Bear Constitutional Prayer Right Right Wing School Wing

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

~Al Sharpton

Topics: Establish Everyone Fair Justice Must Order Peace You

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Either we need to redefine what probable cause means and say that police are not subject to it, or we arrest officers right away just as we would with any other person accused of committing a crime. Either we write new laws or enforce existing ones; we cannot have it both ways.

~Al Sharpton

Topics: Accused Any Arrest Away Both Both Ways Cannot Cause Committing Crime Either Enforce Existing Just Laws Means Need New Officers Other Person Police Probable Redefine Right Right Away Say Subject Ways We Cannot Would Write

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

~Al Sharpton

Topics: Give Life Much Seen Too Too Much Up

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Activist

Born: October 3rd, 1954

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