Charles B. Rangel Quotes

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

• Father
• Relationship

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

• People
• World

The victor will be the one who gets the most voters out.

We can't have Harlem become one borough for the rich.

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

• American
• Dream
• Opportunity

I still remember March 31, 1981, when a deeply disturbed John Hinckley Jr. took aim at President Ronald Reagan and fired shots that hospitalized the Commander-in-Chief and two others, and left his Press Secretary James Brady paralyzed for life.

• Life
• Remember
• March

It's morally wrong, and economically self-defeating, that so much wealth flows upwards towards the richest of Americans, while millions work full time but still can't provide for their families.

• Time
• Work

The right to vote should be considered sacred in our democracy.

• Democracy

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

• Country
• Society

The United States is historically a nation of immigrants.

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

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.

I am running for re-election no matter who runs.

• Running

Living in America means enjoying freedoms that people in many other countries cannot.

• People
• America

Since the Korean War, U.S. and South Korea have established an enduring friendship with shared interests, such as denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula, combating aggression abroad and developing our economies.

• War
• Friendship

The challenges African-Americans are facing today are rooted in the system of slavery.

• Today
• Slavery

I applaud President Obama for launching his 'My Brother's Keeper' initiative that is aimed to empower our youth to achieve success.

• Success
• Brother

Since the enactment of the War Powers Act in 1973, which I supported then and support now, Congress has been reluctant to assert its authority when presidents decide to send American soldiers into harm's way.

• American
• War
• Support

We don't windsurf in Harlem.

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

In the battle of Kunu-ri, more than 5,000 American soldiers were killed, wounded or taken as prisoners of war. Ninety percent of my unit was killed.

• American
• War
• Taken

I'm just glad that my community has faith and confidence in me.

• Faith
• Community
• Confidence

I feel terrific.

I don't want to respond to rumors that have no basis at all... But I am willing to respond to questions that the public and the press should know.

• Rumors