Top 111 Quotes by Charles B. Rangel

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.

After the threat of war is gone, we should not turn our backs on the men and women who eliminated that threat. We should embrace them and keep our promises we made to them.

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.

I think that, as Americans, we should never forget that when we tamper with freedom of speech, it is a very sensitive issue that affects all of our constitutional rights and privileges.

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

The right to vote should be considered sacred in our democracy.

The world has placed chemical, biological and nuclear weapons in a separate category because their use constitutes a crime against all humanity.

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

I am proud to represent New York's 13th Congressional District, which has one of the largest and diverse populations in the country.

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