Emanuel Celler Quotes

• We pledge to fight the dark forces high in the counsels of the Republican Party which have made political capital out of the techniques of character assassination by innuendo.

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• We believe firmly that Communism internally and externally can and must be fought without resort to the Communist tactics of the suppression of all individual freedom.

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• The study of music was a family interest.

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• The studied, unquestioning pace of my family irritated me.

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• The rate of population growth in the United States is slightly below that required to reproduce itself.

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• The power to investigate is a great public trust.

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• The population forecast for the United States in 1970 is 170 million. The population forecast for Russia alone in 1970 is 251 million. The implications are clear.

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• The panic of the Depression loosened my inhibitions against being different. I could be myself.

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• The panic of the Depression loosened my inhibitions against being different. I could be myself.

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• The inferior complex is now extended to all Europe, save Nordics.

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• The Democratic Party will never desert the freedoms of our people under the guise of pretending to protect them.

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• The author of McCarthyism was given the distinction of addressing the Republican National Convention. This strikes terror in the hearts of honest men.

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• Roosevelt’s magic lay in one facet of his personality: He knew how to take the risk. No other man in public life I knew could so readily take the challenge of the new.

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• Roosevelt’s humor was broad, his manner friendly. Of wit there was little; of philosophy, none. What did he possess? Intuition, inspiration, love of adventure.

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• People were hurt, and because they were hurt, they were angry and quarreled and were jealous of one another.

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• Our population is headed for a stable plateau, which means an aging population.

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• On the one hand we publicly pronounce the equality of all peoples; on the other hand, in our immigration laws, we embrace in practice these very theories we abhor and verbally condemn.

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• My wife – to-be and I went to see my father. Only he could answer the two questions before us: Shall we get married now? Shall I begin the practice of law, or continue being the successful wine salesman I had become, working my way through law school?

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• My grandfather, in 1848, had fled from Germany to find political freedom in the United States.

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• My grandfather was Catholic; my grandmother, Jewish. Crossing over from Bavaria, as immigrants to the United States, the ship started to sink. My grandmother jumped overboard. My grandfather followed, to save this girl he had never met.

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Emanuel Celler (29)

Birth:	6th May, 1888
Death:	15th January, 1981
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Politician

About

Emanuel Celler was born in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an American politician from New York who served in the United States House of Representatives for almost 50 years, from March 1923 to January 1973. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He was the first Democrat to ever serve his district and was the fourth longest-serving congressman in history and the longest-serving member of either house of Congress in New York's history. A practicing lawyer before entering politics, he was particularly involved in issues relating to the judiciary and immigration. He graduated from Columbia College, New York City and earned law degree from Columbia Law School, Columbia University.

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