Latest Al Sharpton Quotes from Interviews

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• People have a right to be nervous and fearful. They heard what Trump said during the campaign and are wondering if he`ll follow through on his promises.

  Al Sharpton

  People, Promise, Wonder

  Source: www.msnbc.com

• 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

  President, Trump, Said

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• 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

  Believe, Mean, Hard Work

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• 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

  Rights, Use, States

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• There are now that 20 consent decrees in place like the one in Baltimore that are helping put broken police departments on a path to reform. And this is long work. Baltimore is just embarking down this road.

  Al Sharpton

  Long, Broken, Police

  Source: www.msnbc.com

• When the civil rights community raised a lot of concerns around the nomination of Mr. Sessions, Senator Sessions, one of the things was that he`s on record of saying things intrusive, like voting rights,that he doesn`t believe the federal government should interfere with local policing, almost like states` rights kind of rhetoric.

  Al Sharpton

  Believe, Government, Rights

  Source: www.msnbc.com

• When we look back at the last years of justice department, some of the most important work that will define its legacy is the work that was done to address the problem of policing reform. Almost two dozen investigations across the country over the last eight years into - not just Baltimore, but Chicago and Baltimore and New Orleans.

  Al Sharpton

  Country, Eight, Years

  Source: www.msnbc.com

• So we want to make sure that happens is that we build a relationship with the police department and the community that results in better policing and better cooperation with the community.

  Al Sharpton

  Community, Police, Want

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• I think everybody understood what happened, why this consent decree came about after the Freddie Gray situation. There was tension on both sides.

  Al Sharpton

  Thinking, Sides, Decree

  Source: www.msnbc.com

• I think that what we want to do as we continue to move forward is look at the various points that have been made.We`re looking forward to the appointment of a monitor so that we can continue to do some of the things that we`ve been doing.

  Al Sharpton

  Moving, Thinking, Looks

  Source: www.msnbc.com

• 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

  Would Be, Facts, Concerned

  Source: www.msnbc.com

• 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

  Believe, Cities, People

  Source: www.msnbc.com

• 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

  Agreement, Community, Understanding

  Source: www.msnbc.com

• 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

  Cities, People, Justice

  Source: www.msnbc.com

• 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

  Cities, Different, Next

  Source: www.msnbc.com

• 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

  Rights, Law, Practice

  Source: www.msnbc.com

• It`s a difficult thing for a city to be sued by the department of justice and to be told that your police department is systematically failing to serve the people of the state or the city.

  Al Sharpton

  Cities, People, Justice

  Source: www.msnbc.com

• America has to make America become a better place for all Americans, and that`s all of us participating.

  Al Sharpton

  America, Better Place, Participating

  Source: www.msnbc.com

• One of the things that`s offensive is saying in the fifth district there`s nothing going on. This is a very vast district. The congressman happens to represent me. And while there are always more things that we can do in every community, this is a very diverse district with all kinds of wonderful things.

  Al Sharpton

  Community, Kind, Offensive

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• Some issues you just - you certainly you have to defend yourself, but you certainly don`t have to denigrate others.

  Al Sharpton

  Issues

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• 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

  Doors, Inches, Force

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• 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

  Moving, Fighting, Thinking

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• John Lewis is an icon in our society.

  Al Sharpton

  Icons, Our Society

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• 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

  Men, Views, Community

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• 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

  Balance, Confirmation, Enough

  Source: www.msnbc.com