All Emanuel Celler Quotes
- The author of McCarthyism was given the distinction of addressing the Republican National Convention. This strikes terror in the hearts of honest men. Addressing
- 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. Adventure
- 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… Alone
- I didn't know then that I would never be able to leave the sounds and smells of these sights behind me, but I was fiercely… Able
- I had fought against the unjust restriction of immigration. Fought
- Illegality will never solve the problem of political lawlessness. Illegality
- I had taken on the color of the climate around me and had driven back all the emotion that rose from the Brooklyn streets so… All
- I had advocated the establishment of a Negro industrial commission. I had gestured against the growth of monopoly power. I had introduced a few civil… Advocated
- In March of 1933 we witnessed a revolution in manner, in mores, in the definition of government. What before had been black or white sprang… Alive
- 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… Bavaria
- My grandfather, in 1848, had fled from Germany to find political freedom in the United States. Find
- 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?… Answer
- The Democratic Party will never desert the freedoms of our people under the guise of pretending to protect them. Democratic
- As we have seen so clearly demonstrated in Europe, hate breeds hate and the vicious circle revolves with all its attending madness. All
- I became the head of the household. I went to school in the morning and sold wines all afternoon until seven o'clock in the evening. Afternoon
- For the first 10 years of my life in Congress, I had been too timid to tell the truth as I saw it. In a… Been
- The panic of the Depression loosened my inhibitions against being different. I could be myself. Depression
- The studied, unquestioning pace of my family irritated me. Family
- The study of music was a family interest. Family
- If 6,000,000 cattle had been slaughtered, there would have been more interest. A way would have been found. Been
- 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… Abhor
- The inferior complex is now extended to all Europe, save Nordics. All
- The rate of population growth in the United States is slightly below that required to reproduce itself. Growth
- 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… Assassination
- In our house we repeated the pattern of thousands of other homes. There were a few books and a lot of music. Our food and… Book