Al Sharpton

“White folks was in the caves while we was building empires... We taught philosophy and astrology and mathematics before Socrates and them Greek homos ever got around to it.”

“If the black vote does not come out in big numbers in the age of Ferguson and voter ID, it will empower our adversaries and enhance our marginalization.”

“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 d...”

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

“If companies can refuse to provide coverage for women, what other objections to the Affordable Care Act will we see based on 'religious grounds'? For that matter, will 'religious freedom' be...”

“In Staten Island, when you have video showing the alleged chokehold used on Eric Garner, why not go to trial and have the officer(s) explain the tape, and then this jury can determine guilt...”

“Demonstrations must be dignified and nonviolent, as the overwhelming protests in Ferguson and Staten Island have been. Do not confuse anarchists who don't want the system to work and thugs w...”

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

“Everything from who sits on your local board of education to the prosecutors and judicial appointments in your area and much more are all impacted by who holds political office.”

“Not graduating high school on time leads to fewer chances of attending college and obtaining good paying jobs, and creates instead higher chances of incarceration and unemployment.”

“We are engaged in immediate conversations with the White House on deliberations over a successor whom we hope will continue in the general direction of Attorney General Holder.”

“In Ferguson, there are witnesses who say Brown had his hands up when he was shot. That should be enough probable cause to go to trial to then determine if Officer Wilson is guilty or not. It...”

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

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

“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...”

“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...”

“If Charlton Heston can have a constitutional right carry a rifle, why can't grandma have a constitutional right to health care?”

“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.”

“During my 2004 presidential campaign, I was fond of saying that it was high time for the Christian right to meet the right Christians.”

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