Charles B. Rangel Quotes

My father was absolutely no good.

• Good
• Father

Dr. King's famous 'I Have a Dream' speech was delivered at 'The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom,' a call to justice beyond the traditional civil rights movement's focus.

• Dream
• Freedom
• Focus

I proudly served in the United States Army during the Korean War as an artillery operations specialist in the all-black 503rd Field Artillery Battalion in the Second Infantry Division.

• War
• Black
• Army

If there's no relationship with a father who's absent, nobody talks about it.

• Father
• Relationship

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.

• Life
• Great
• Country

Respecting our veterans includes providing them the ways and means they so desperately need to reintegrate into our lives and serve us again as productive members of our civilian community.

• Community

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

• Future
• Success
• Education

Today many Caribbean workers can be found in the hospital, construction, service and hotel industries, but there is also a growing professional sector.

• Today
• Growing
• Service

The Iraq war took priority over domestic disaster prevention.

• War
• Priority

I've been around Congress long enough to know there are issues we may never see eye-to-eye from the opposite aisle, but we should all agree that our job is to move America forward and benefit the people.

• People
• Long
• May

What are we Democrats fighting for? We are not fighting for salvation and going to heaven. But we are fighting for Medicaid, Medicare, health care, education, jobs, helping old folks.

• Education
• Health
• Fighting

Whether you are Republican or Democrat or liberal or conservative, we should never, never, never allow ourselves emotionally to interfere with another person's right to express themselves.

Supporting mental wellness is crucial to any goal of decreasing gun violence in America.

• America
• Violence
• Gun

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

• People
• World

Manufactured scandals prohibit public servants from doing the job they were elected or appointed to do.

• Job

Not having insurance not only destroys your life, it destroys your fiscal life. It breaks up marriages. You cannot functions anywhere unless you have good health.

• Life
• Up
• Good

Our nation has come so far since 1968 when Dr. King was assassinated, but I know we can do better to achieve The Dream, and that is why I keep marching on.

• Why
• Dream
• King

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.

• Country
• Democracy
• Integrity

For a member to say, 'I'm a lame duck' violates political science 101.

• Science
• Political

I am proud to represent New York's 13th Congressional District, which has one of the largest and diverse populations in the country.

• Country
• Proud

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

• September

If we believe in our current penal process, then the penalties imposed by judges and juries should be the only sanctions for one's crime, not the invisible sanctions of the legislature.

• Believe

America was born as a nation of immigrants who have always contributed to its greatness.

• America
• Greatness

We must urge a national dialogue on better methods of curbing preventable gun violence, and address the need for mental health awareness and access to psychiatric services in this country.

• Country
• Health
• Violence