Charles B. Rangel Quotes

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

• People
• World

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

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

• Father
• Relationship

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

No one should go into debt if a family member gets sick or injured.

• Family
• Sick

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

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

We don't windsurf in Harlem.

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.

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

• September

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

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

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

• Running

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

• Today
• Slavery

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

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

• People
• America

The War Powers Act requires presidents to seek the consent of the American people, through their representatives, before sending our troops into war. It is the responsibility of Congress to deliberate and consult with the executive branch before involving ourselves in a military conflict.

• People
• American
• War

Since we replaced the compulsory military draft with an all-volunteer force in 1973, our nation has been making decisions about wars without worry over who fights them. I sincerely believe that reinstating the draft would compel the American public to have a stake in the wars we fight as a nation.

• Believe
• American
• Worry

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

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

I didn't ever want to leave Manhattan. I have an abnormal fixation.