Charles Rangel Quotes

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

Integrity, Democracy, Country

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

Society, Racism, Country

As a nation we should commit ourselves not only to the fight against terrorism, but to economic justice, defeat of the AIDS epidemic and vestiges of discriminatory policies of all kinds.
Charles Rangel

Fight, Justice, Nation

Hurricane season routinely strikes the Caribbean harder than the U.S.
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Season, Harder, Hurricane

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

Today, System, Slavery

At least 23,000 civilians have also died in the Iraqi killing field and the U.S. is stuck in a quagmire.
Charles Rangel

Died, Stuck, Civilians

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

Science, Political, Duck

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

Government, Society, Country

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

Matter, Running, Runs

I am struck by how casually we as a nation react to the carnage in Iraq.
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Nation, Iraq, React

I don't know whether the number of any particular Latino group has made or will make any particular difference in the issues that I am concerned with.
Charles Rangel

Made, Group, Whether

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.
Charles Rangel

Public, Questions, Rumors

I feel terrific.
Charles Rangel

I have a record that I'm so very, very proud of, and no campaign is going to take that away.
Charles Rangel

Away, Proud, Campaign

I'm in the kitchen and I'm not walking out.
Charles Rangel

Walking, Kitchen

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

Faith, Confidence, Community

I've been beat up pretty badly. Pretty badly. Yet at the end of the day, everyone says I'm doing a pretty good job.
Charles Rangel

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

Father, Nobody, Talks

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.
Charles Rangel

Process, Crime, Invisible

If you are spending too much, you cut back on spending and you raise your revenues. And that's it.
Charles Rangel

Cut, Spending, Raise

If you got problems like unemployment, Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare and there's a guy that's always been there for you and for your family, then you say 'He's a nice guy. I don't know where he came from or how long he's been here, but Charlie Rangel's the man.' That's what I'm relying on.
Charles Rangel

Family, Nice, Long

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

Women, Men, War

My father was absolutely no good.
Charles Rangel

Good, Father, Absolutely

No one looks forward to a recount.
Charles Rangel

Forward, Looks, Recount

Now is the time for the U.S. and the nations of Western Europe who engaged in the slave trade throughout this hemisphere to come forward in a positive way to assist in undoing the harm that was caused by their past colonial policies in the hemisphere.
Charles Rangel

Time, Positive, Forward

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: June 11, 1930

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