I have the right to express myself. Once we get through expressing, do we really move forward in society.
Al SharptonI think first of all, the United States has got to adopt a policy of befriending and creating allies around the world.
Al SharptonSo (if) some cracker come and tell you 'Well, my mother and father blood go back to the Mayflower,' you better hold your pocket. That ain't nothing to be proud of. That means their forefathers was crooks.
Al SharptonWhile the rest of the country waves the flag of Americana, we understand we are not part of that. We don't owe America anything - America owes us.
Al SharptonI believed there was enough evidence to go to trial. Grand jury said there wasn't. Okay, fine. Do I have a right to disagree with the grand jury? Many Americans believe O.J. Simpson was guilty. A jury said he wasn't. So I have as much right to question a jury as they do. Does it make somebody a racist? No! They just disagreed with the jury. So did I.
Al SharptonWhen 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