"If a young fella has an option of……" — 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 life that he would not be in Iraq."
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Charles Rangel
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46 Quotes by Charles Rangel
Charles Rangel has 46 quotes on this site.
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Honoring the sacrifices many have made for our country in the name of freedom and democracy is the very foundation…
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Full participation in government and society has been a basic right of the country symbolizing the full citizenship and equal…
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As a Korean War veteran, I know firsthand and understand the sacrifices made by our men and women in uniform.
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Im sick and tired of politicians beating up on the IRS. We have the best and fairest tax-collection system in…
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Meanwhile, our young men and women whose economic circumstances make military service a viable career choice are dying bravely in…
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Today many Caribbean workers can be found in the hospital, construction, service and hotel industries, but there is also a…
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Mississippi gets more than their fair share back in federal money, but who the hell wants to live in Mississippi?
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I, for one, would think both about how far we have come as a country and how much further we…
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The Klan had used fear, intimidation and murder to brutally oppress over African-Americans who sought justice and equality and it…
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Without question, conditions in the Haiti are worse since Aristide's removal, and continue to deteriorate.
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Regardless of the nature of their crime or any rehabilitation that may have occurred, these ex-felons cannot participate in the…
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The challenges African-Americans are facing today are rooted in the system of slavery.
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True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but…
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You never find yourself until you face the truth.
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Civilization is a method of living, an attitude of equal respect for all men.
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Justice is an unassailable fortress, built on the brow of a mountain which cannot be overthrown by the violence of…
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Neither the Army nor the Navy is of any protection, or very little protection, against aerial raids.
— Alexander Graham Bell
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Back in Chicago, all we cared about was rock 'n' roll and staying out of the army.
— John Belushi
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I like army boots, I like peasant skirts - sometimes together! So I do know that I have odd taste.
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It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.
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My dad was in the Army. The Army's not great pay, but, you know, we moved from Army patch to…
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Women are nothing but machines for producing children.
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Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment.
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