Eliot Engel Quotes

• The freedom of thought and expression is one of the most sacred rights in this country.

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  Country, Rights, Expression

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• Too small is our world to allow discrimination, bigotry and intolerance to thrive in any corner of it, let alone in the United States of America.

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  Our World, America, United States

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• I believe that ultimately the situation in Kosovo can only be resolved through self-determination.

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  Determination, Believe, Self

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• Yet, nearly 6 decades after the Holocaust concluded, Anti-Semitism still exists as the scourge of the world.

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  Holocaust, World, Genocide

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• All Americans owe a debt of gratitude to Dr. King for his bravery and commitment to civil rights and nonviolence that changed this nation - and world - for the better.

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  Gratitude, Kings, Commitment

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• Adult stem cells are also problematic, as they are difficult to identify, purify and grow, and simply may not exist for certain diseased tissues that need to be replaced.

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  Cells, Adults, Needs

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• Scientists have stated that embryonic stem cells provide the best opportunity for devising unique treatments of these serious diseases since, unlike adult stem cells, they may be induced to develop into any type of cell.

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  Unique, Opportunity, Cells

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• I wholeheartedly support umbilical stem cell research, but also support embryonic stem cell research.

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  Cells, Support, Research

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• I've been deeply concerned that to date no individuals have been convicted for the brutal killing of three United States citizens, the Bytyqi brothers: Agron, Ylli, and Mehmet.... It's a long time ago, we want to move on, but eleven years after the discovery of their bodies no one has been held accountable for their killing and the chief suspects in the chain of command, including the camp commander, have never been charged.

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  Brother, Moving, Discovery

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• These are three American citizens and we really demand answers for American citizens.

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  Three, Citizens, Answers

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• It is my hope that as we commemorate Black History Month in the future, we will continue to celebrate the many achievements and rich culture of African-Americans.

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  Achievement, Black History, African American

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• I do not think we should be trying to save our freedom by killing the safeguards that keep our liberties.

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  Thinking, Trying, Liberty

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• The countless number of influential figures in American history who are of Caribbean heritage indicates the need to set aside a designated time to celebrate their contribution to our country.

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  Country, Numbers, Needs

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• While Haiti has recently celebrated more than 200 years of independence from French colonial rule, the citizens of the island remain vulnerable to poverty, poor health, and political chaos.

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  Islands, Years, Political

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• On the eve of World War I, an estimated two million Armenians lived in the Ottoman Empire. Well over a million were deported and hundreds of thousands were simply killed.

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  War, Two, World

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• Preventing terrorist attacks is of the highest important, but trashing the Constitution is not the right way to do it.

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  Important, Way, Constitution

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• A middle class is so important to a society that its value cannot be overestimated.

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  Class, Important, Middle

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