Charles Rangel Quotes

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• Honoring the sacrifices many have made for our country in the name of freedom and democracy is the very foundation of Veterans Day.

  Charles Rangel

  Country, Veterans Day, Sacrifice

  "Fighting for Those Who Fight for Us" by Charles Rangel, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 8, 2013.

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• We love the ability of the people to influence the actions of decision-makers, of lawmakers and presidents to be removed from or elevated to office by the will of voters, and of the community to connect amongst diverse populations through the ballot box.

  Charles Rangel

  Office, People, Community

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• A quality education grants us the ability to fight the war on ignorance and poverty.

  Charles Rangel

  War, Ignorance, Fighting

  "Advancing the Dream Through Education" by Charles Rangel, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 4, 2013.

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• The promise of the American Dream requires that we are all provided an equal opportunity to participate in and contribute to our nation.

  Charles Rangel

  Dream, Opportunity, Promise

  "The Struggle Continues for Civil Rights" by Rep. Charles Rangel, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 2, 2013.

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• It's impossible for us to forecast what's going to happen ten years from now and make a decision today to say what we're going to do.

  Charles Rangel

  Years, Decision, Today

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• We all have a large stake in preserving our democracy, but I maintain that those without power in our society, the black, the brown, the poor of all colors, have the largest stake not because we have the most to lose, but because we have worked the hardest, and given the most, for what we have achieved.

  Charles Rangel

  Color, Black, Democracy

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• Full participation in government and society has been a basic right of the country symbolizing the full citizenship and equal protection of all.

  Charles Rangel

  Country, Government, Citizenship

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• I was motivated to join in large part because my family needed the money. I would like to say how patriotic we were, but really what motivated me was the excitement my mother would get in receiving a check for my older brother.

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  Mother, Brother, Patriotic

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• I, for one, would think both about how far we have come as a country and how much further we need to go to erase racism and discrimination from our society.

  Charles Rangel

  Country, Thinking, Racism

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• There were no weapons of mass destruction and Saddam Hussein was not involved in the September 11th attack.

  Charles Rangel

  Mass Destruction, September 11, Hussein

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• This country was founded upon the principle that we are all endowed with certain inalienable rights to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness - those rights are what make America great, and they belong to each and every one of us.

  Charles Rangel

  Country, Pursuit Of Happiness, Rights

  "The Struggle Continues for Civil Rights" by Rep. Charles Rangel, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 2, 2013.

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• As a Korean War Veteran I know too well the troubling nature of war. This is why I will always support a diplomatic answer before military intervention.

  Charles Rangel

  Military, War, Support

  "A World Without Chemical Weapons" by Rep. Charles Rangel, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 14, 2013.

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• Encouragement of higher education for our youth is critical to the success of our collective future.

  Charles Rangel

  Encouragement, Youth, Higher Education

  "Advancing the Dream Through Education" by Rep. Charles Rangel, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 4, 2013.

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• Regardless of the nature of their crime or any rehabilitation that may have occurred, these ex-felons cannot participate in the decision-making process of this great Nation.

  Charles Rangel

  Decision, Rehabilitation, May

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• Well, I really think that shatters the myth of white supremacy once and for all.

  Charles Rangel

  Thinking, White, Supremacy

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• As a Korean War veteran, I know firsthand and understand the sacrifices made by our men and women in uniform.

  Charles Rangel

  War, Sacrifice, Men

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• Our immigration policy should be driven by what is in the best interest of this great country and the American people. Comprehensive immigration reform will strengthen U.S. security and boost economic growth.

  Charles Rangel

  Country, People, Growth

  "Oscar for Valid Dreamers" by Rep. Charles Rangel, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 6, 2014.

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• The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was indeed a vital instrument of democracy, ensuring the integrity and reliability of a democratic process that we as a Country hold so dear.

  Charles Rangel

  Country, Integrity, Rights

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• The Klan had used fear, intimidation and murder to brutally oppress over African-Americans who sought justice and equality and it sought to respond to the young workers of the civil rights movement in Mississippi in the same way.

  Charles Rangel

  Equality, Rights, Justice

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• Meanwhile, our young men and women whose economic circumstances make military service a viable career choice are dying bravely in a war with no end in sight.

  Charles Rangel

  Military, War, Men

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• Reapportionment is not friendly to a lot of communities and it hasn't been too friendly to mine.

  Charles Rangel

  Community, Friendly, Not Friends

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• The President is destroying the fabric of America with a combined policy of war, tax cuts for the wealthy, and reductions in spending for domestic needs.

  Charles Rangel

  War, Cutting, America

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• We owe it to the flood victims of New Orleans to give them truthful answers as to why this event took place and to assure our citizens that tragedies like this will never happen again.

  Charles Rangel

  New Orleans, Giving, Tragedy

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• The use of our military in combat should first require declaration of war. I have long called for reinstating the military draft, simply because I believe strongly that a national decision to go to war must also include a broad commitment to share its burdens. Whenever Congress decides to fund a war or other U.S. combat activities, it must provide a means to pay for it-then and there-not later. If we don't have the will to fully share the burdens of war, then we have no right to send our sons and daughters into harm's way.

  Charles Rangel

  Daughter, War, Military

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• I really think that most people around the world know how well-intended Americans are.

  Charles Rangel

  Thinking, People, World

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