My ministry's always been one of social activism. I think a responsible minister must be at some levels involved in the social order.

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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...

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.

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.

I was raised by a single mother who made a way for me. She used...

I was raised by a single mother who made a way for me. She used...

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...

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...

I've seen enough things to know that if you just keep on going, if you...

I've seen enough things to know that if you just keep on going, if you...

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

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

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

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

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...

The right wing always mobilizes around constitutional amendments: the right to bear arms, school prayer.

The right wing always mobilizes around constitutional amendments: the right to bear arms, school prayer.

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...

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...

The boxing world is full of all kinds of corruption.

The boxing world is full of all kinds of corruption.

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...

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...

How do you make things fair?

How do you make things fair?

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 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...

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

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