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> [The use of our military in combat should first require declaration of war. I have long called for reinstating the military draft, simply because I believe strongly that a national decision to go to war must also include a broad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-rangel/the-use-of-our-military-in-combat-should-first-require-declaration-of/)

[Charles Rangel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-rangel/)

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## More by Charles Rangel

> [It's impossible for us to forecast what's going to happen ten years from now and make a decision today to say what we're going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-rangel/it-s-impossible-for-us-to-forecast-what-s-going-to-happen-ten-years/)

[Charles Rangel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-rangel/)

> [Im sick and tired of politicians beating up on the IRS. We have the best and fairest tax-collection system in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-rangel/im-sick-and-tired-of-politicians-beating-up-on-the-irs-we-have-the/)

[Charles Rangel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-rangel/)

> [If a young fella has an option of having a decent career or joining the army to fight in Iraq, you can bet your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-rangel/if-a-young-fella-has-an-option-of-having-a-decent-career-or-joining/)

[Charles Rangel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-rangel/)

> [My president will boldly throw 1 million into poverty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-rangel/my-president-will-boldly-throw-1-million-into-poverty/)

[Charles Rangel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-rangel/)

> [I assume the president's going to say he got bad intelligence... I think that wherever you see poverty, whether it's in the white rural…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-rangel/i-assume-the-president-s-going-to-say-he-got-bad-intelligence-i-think/)

[Charles Rangel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-rangel/)

> [We all have a large stake in preserving our democracy, but I maintain that those without power in our society, the black, the brown,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-rangel/we-all-have-a-large-stake-in-preserving-our-democracy-but-i-maintain/)

[Charles Rangel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-rangel/)

> [I was motivated to join in large part because my family needed the money. I would like to say how patriotic we were, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-rangel/i-was-motivated-to-join-in-large-part-because-my-family-needed-the/)

[Charles Rangel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-rangel/)

> [Mississippi gets more than their fair share back in federal money, but who the hell wants to live in Mississippi?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-rangel/mississippi-gets-more-than-their-fair-share-back-in-federal-money-but/)

[Charles Rangel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-rangel/)

> [The use of our military in combat should first require declaration of war. I have long called for reinstating the military draft, simply because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-rangel/the-use-of-our-military-in-combat-should-first-require-declaration-of/)

[Charles Rangel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-rangel/)

> [Well, I really think that shatters the myth of white supremacy once and for all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-rangel/well-i-really-think-that-shatters-the-myth-of-white-supremacy-once/)

[Charles Rangel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-rangel/)

> [Enough is enough. This is how we get started in Vietnam.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-rangel/enough-is-enough-this-is-how-we-get-started-in-vietnam/)

[Charles Rangel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-rangel/)

> [ From a high-tech point of view, an agriculture point of view, a goods-and-services point of view, a great deal of \[committee Democrats\] have no… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-rangel/from-a-high-tech-point-of-view-an-agriculture-point-of-view-a-goods/)

[Charles Rangel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-rangel/)

> [ I never thought I'd miss Nancy Reagan. There can't be a rating \[on the Clinton drug policy\] when there hasn't been a performance. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-rangel/i-never-thought-i-d-miss-nancy-reagan-there-can-t-be-a-rating-on-the/)

[Charles Rangel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-rangel/)

> [“I would like to believe he's sick rather than just mean and evil.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-rangel/i-would-like-to-believe-he-s-sick-rather-than-just-mean-and-evil/)

[Charles Rangel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-rangel/)

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