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

Quote by Al Sharpton

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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...

I won vice president of my student body in high school. That doesn't mean anything.

I won vice president of my student body in high school. That doesn't mean anything.

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...

If O.J. had been accused of killing his black wife, you would not have seen...

If O.J. had been accused of killing his black wife, you would not have seen...

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...

During my 2004 presidential campaign, I was fond of saying that it was high time...

During my 2004 presidential campaign, I was fond of saying that it was high time...

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...

The dream was not to put one black family in the White house, the dream...

The dream was not to put one black family in the White house, the dream...

If Charlton Heston can have a constitutional right carry a rifle, why can't grandma have...

If Charlton Heston can have a constitutional right carry a rifle, why can't grandma have...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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....

My ordination in the Church of God in Christ was at age 9, and I...

My ordination in the Church of God in Christ was at age 9, and I...

I've seen too much in life to give up.

I've seen too much in life to give up.

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.

One of the reasons I get so much joy out of my own children's childhoods...

One of the reasons I get so much joy out of my own children's childhoods...

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.

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...

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

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