“If Charlton Heston can have a constitutional right carry a rifle, why ...” — Al Sharpton Quote

“If Charlton Heston can have a constitutional right carry a rifle, why can't grandma have a constitutional right to health care?”

“You don't need any indictment in order to arrest someone; probable cause is sufficient to arrest civilians, so it must be enough to arrest police.”

“If it weren't for the mentorship and guidance from people like my mother, James Brown and others, I wouldn't have been able to make something of my life.”

“Countries around the world have their own immigration laws and methods of dealing with a recurring theme: desperate people searching for peace from volatile parts of the world. And nations everywhere thrive and prosper from the contributions of immigrants and the children of immigrants - including right here in the U.S.”

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

“I could have easily been a statistic. Growing up in Brooklyn, N.Y., it was easy - a little too easy - to get into trouble. Surrounded by poor schools, lack of resources, high unemployment rates, poverty, gangs and more, I watched as many of my peers fell victim to a vicious cycle of diminished opportunities and imprisonment.”

“The Senate has a constitutional responsibility to fill vacancies on the Supreme Court, and I take that responsibility very seriously.”

“Few things are as sacred and as fundamental to Oklahomans as the constitutional rights of free speech and the free exercise of religion.”

“The national will is the supreme law of the Republic, and on all subjects within the limits of his constitutional powers should be faithfully obeyed by the public servant.”

“I'm a judge. It seemed to me that it was critical to try to take action to stem the criticism and help people understand that in the constitutional framework, it's terribly important not to have a system of retaliation against decisions people don't like.”

“On February 7, 2.2 million Haitians went to the polls and exercised their constitutional right to select a leader. They went by foot, by tap tap and other forms of transportation, traveling hours and standing in line for almost a day to get to their polling places.”