If you play the theatrics too much, you get in the way of your own cause.

Quote by Al Sharpton

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I very rarely read any fiction. I love biographies; I read about all kinds of...

I very rarely read any fiction. I love biographies; I read about all kinds of...

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

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

My ministry's always been one of social activism. I think a responsible minister must be...

My ministry's always been one of social activism. I think a responsible minister must be...

We're not willing to give black leaders second chances because, in most cases, we're not...

We're not willing to give black leaders second chances because, in most cases, we're not...

We have defeated Jim Crow, but now we have to deal with his son, James...

We have defeated Jim Crow, but now we have to deal with his son, James...

I've never done anything else in my life other than preach and be an activist....

I've never done anything else in my life other than preach and be an activist....

Bill Clinton strikes me as the kind of guy who goes wherever the polls lead...

Bill Clinton strikes me as the kind of guy who goes wherever the polls lead...

We need an amendment that gives us the right to vote protected by the federal...

We need an amendment that gives us the right to vote protected by the federal...

I was there during the first elections in South Africa. I watched them take down...

I was there during the first elections in South Africa. I watched them take down...

The promise of America is one immigration policy for all who seek to enter our...

The promise of America is one immigration policy for all who seek to enter our...

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

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

I'm a patriot in the truest sense of the word.

I'm a patriot in the truest sense of the word.

It is true that Mr. Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, after which there was a...

It is true that Mr. Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, after which there was a...

The United States has got to adopt a policy of befriending and creating allies around...

The United States has got to adopt a policy of befriending and creating allies around...

I do believe the Democratic party has moved far to the right. I do believe...

I do believe the Democratic party has moved far to the right. I do believe...

The boxing world is full of all kinds of corruption.

The boxing world is full of all kinds of corruption.

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

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

The United States government has the obligation to educate all young people in this country.

The United States government has the obligation to educate all young people in this country.

If you can get the proper definition of trouble, then we can find out who...

If you can get the proper definition of trouble, then we can find out who...

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

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