--- title: "8 Must Quotes By Al Sharpton" description: "8 Must quotes by Al Sharpton. Plus more from Al Sharpton and more Must sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/157/al-sharpton-2091_against_when-a-mother-or-father-is-willing-to-pa_31027.jpg" --- > [When a mother or father is willing to pay smugglers and risk the lives of their own children by sending them on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-sharpton/when-a-mother-or-father-is-willing-to-pay-smugglers-and-risk-the/) [Al Sharpton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-sharpton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/157/al-sharpton-2091_against_when-a-mother-or-father-is-willing-to-pa_31027.jpg) > [You don't need any indictment in order to arrest someone; probable cause is sufficient to arrest civilians, so it must be enough…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-sharpton/you-don-t-need-any-indictment-in-order-to-arrest-someone-probable/) [Al Sharpton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-sharpton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40d/al-sharpton-2091_any_you-don-t-need-any-indictment-in-order-t_947142.png) > [The horrific cases in Ferguson, in Staten Island with the death of Eric Garner, and all across the country serve as stark…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-sharpton/the-horrific-cases-in-ferguson-in-staten-island-with-the-death-of/) [Al Sharpton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-sharpton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09e/al-sharpton-2091_across_the-horrific-cases-in-ferguson-in-staten_1944495.png) > [In order to establish peace, you must have fair justice for everyone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-sharpton/in-order-to-establish-peace-you-must-have-fair-justice-for-everyone/) [Al Sharpton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-sharpton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9d/al-sharpton-2091_establish_in-order-to-establish-peace-you-must-hav_1976351.png) > [Demonstrations must be dignified and nonviolent, as the overwhelming protests in Ferguson and Staten Island have been. Do not confuse anarchists who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-sharpton/demonstrations-must-be-dignified-and-nonviolent-as-the-overwhelming/) [Al Sharpton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-sharpton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e40/al-sharpton-2091_anarchist_demonstrations-must-be-dignified-and-non_2323132.png) > [Let me be clear: as I have said repeatedly, I do not believe that all police officers are bad, nor do I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-sharpton/let-me-be-clear-as-i-have-said-repeatedly-i-do-not-believe-that-all/) [Al Sharpton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-sharpton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/497/al-sharpton-2091_acts_let-me-be-clear-as-i-have-said-repeatedl_2851920.png) > [The United States isn't a dictatorship ruling with a brutal army and an iron fist, so our police departments must understand that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-sharpton/the-united-states-isn-t-a-dictatorship-ruling-with-a-brutal-army-and/) [Al Sharpton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-sharpton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d1/al-sharpton-2091_anyone_the-united-states-isn-t-a-dictatorship-r_3066346.png) > [Civilians are arrested every single day - including innocent ones - and they must wait until their day in court in order…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-sharpton/civilians-are-arrested-every-single-day-including-innocent-ones-and/) [Al Sharpton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-sharpton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4d/al-sharpton-2091_argue_civilians-are-arrested-every-single-day_3128398.jpg) ## Other authors on Must ## More by Al Sharpton > [We blacks had problems in the '60s and we solved them by marching. We've still got problems - let's march.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-sharpton/we-blacks-had-problems-in-the-60s-and-we-solved-them-by-marching-we/) [Al Sharpton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-sharpton/) > [When a mother or father is willing to pay smugglers and risk the lives of their own children by sending them on a dangerous…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-sharpton/when-a-mother-or-father-is-willing-to-pay-smugglers-and-risk-the/) [Al Sharpton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-sharpton/) > [My message to everyone: the next time you hear about migrant children near the border, just picture them as your own. Then think what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-sharpton/my-message-to-everyone-the-next-time-you-hear-about-migrant-children/) [Al Sharpton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-sharpton/) > [What’s wrong with denouncing white interlopers?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-sharpton/what-s-wrong-with-denouncing-white-interlopers/) [Al Sharpton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-sharpton/) > [Bill Clinton strikes me as the kind of guy who goes wherever the polls lead him, rather than leading the polls.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-sharpton/bill-clinton-strikes-me-as-the-kind-of-guy-who-goes-wherever-the/) [Al Sharpton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-sharpton/) > [I feel that it is our moral obligation to stand and to be courageous with these families, and particularly Cindy, that have become the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-sharpton/i-feel-that-it-is-our-moral-obligation-to-stand-and-to-be-courageous/) [Al Sharpton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-sharpton/) > [Getting Democrats organized is like herding cats.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-sharpton/getting-democrats-organized-is-like-herding-cats/) [Al Sharpton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-sharpton/) > [I'm very cautious and very concerned about what I have initially seen, but I also believe we've got to organize like we have never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-sharpton/i-m-very-cautious-and-very-concerned-about-what-i-have-initially-seen/) [Al Sharpton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-sharpton/) > [I do believe the Democratic party has moved far to the right. I do believe that the party has a bunch of elephants running…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-sharpton/i-do-believe-the-democratic-party-has-moved-far-to-the-right-i-do/) [Al Sharpton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-sharpton/) > [I need to hear something about how he's going to bring people together in the spirit, hopefully, of Martin Luther King Jr., and if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-sharpton/i-need-to-hear-something-about-how-he-s-going-to-bring-people/) [Al Sharpton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-sharpton/) > [The Democratic Party hasn't whipped anybody into a frenzy. The assumption is that the people that are marching and protesting and standing up against…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-sharpton/the-democratic-party-hasn-t-whipped-anybody-into-a-frenzy-the/) [Al Sharpton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-sharpton/) > [The resignation of Attorney General Eric Holder is met with both pride and disappointment by the Civil Rights community. We are proud that he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-sharpton/the-resignation-of-attorney-general-eric-holder-is-met-with-both/) [Al Sharpton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-sharpton/) > [ It does not appear, nor is there any reason to believe that \[ Jeff Sessions\] will put policing reform front and center in the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-sharpton/it-does-not-appear-nor-is-there-any-reason-to-believe-that-jeff/) [Al Sharpton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-sharpton/) > [I can call a march, and thousands come out, and I happen to have access to the White House at the same time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-sharpton/i-can-call-a-march-and-thousands-come-out-and-i-happen-to-have-access/) [Al Sharpton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-sharpton/) > [I've learned how to measure what I say. Al Sharpton in 1986 was trying to be heard. I was a local guy and was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-sharpton/i-ve-learned-how-to-measure-what-i-say-al-sharpton-in-1986-was-trying/) [Al Sharpton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-sharpton/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/must/al-sharpton/#itemlist", "name": "8 Must Quotes By Al Sharpton", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When a mother or father is willing to pay smugglers and risk the lives of their own children by sending them on a dangerous journey to the U.S. with no guarantees, you know the situation must be dire. 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