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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.

~Al Sharpton

Topics: Been Brooklyn Could Cycle Diminished Easily Easy Fell Gangs Get Growing Growing Up High Imprisonment Lack Little Many More Opportunities Peers Poor Poverty Rates Resources Schools Statistic Surrounded Too Trouble Unemployment Up Vicious Victim Watched

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

~Al Sharpton

Topics: Defines Friend Terrorist Terrorists Today Tomorrow Who

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

~Al Sharpton

Topics: Bill Bill Clinton Clinton Goes Guy Him Kind Lead Leading Me Polls Rather Strikes Than Wherever Who

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

~Al Sharpton

Topics: Commitment Dr Dr. King Gandhi King Non-Violence Passive Resistance Used

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Dr. King's general principles are universal. But the things he confronted took place in another era.

~Al Sharpton

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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

Topics: Campaign Christian Christians Fond High High Time Meet Presidential Presidential Campaign Right Saying Time

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Evangelicals catapulted George W. Bush back to the White House.

~Al Sharpton

Topics: Back Bush Evangelicals George George W George W. Bush House White White House

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I grew up in the 1950s and '60s, when it was almost a holiday when a black act would go on Ed Sullivan.

~Al Sharpton

Topics: Act Almost Black Go Grew Holiday Sullivan Up Would 1950S

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I was the first candidate to come out against this war, spoke at every anti-war march.

~Al Sharpton

Topics: Against Anti-War Candidate Come Every First March Out Spoke War

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I was there during the first elections in South Africa. I watched them take down the apartheid flag and raise the new flag.

~Al Sharpton

Topics: Africa Apartheid Down Elections First Flag New Raise South South Africa Take Them Watched

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Activist

Born: October 3rd, 1954

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