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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.

    Emanuel Celler (1953). “You Never Leave Brooklyn: The Autobiography of Emanuel Celler”
  • My grandfather, in 1848, had fled from Germany to find political freedom in the United States.

  • 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.

    Emanuel Celler (1953). “You Never Leave Brooklyn: The Autobiography of Emanuel Celler”
  • The panic of the Depression loosened my inhibitions against being different. I could be myself.

  • 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.

    Emanuel Celler (1953). “You Never Leave Brooklyn: The Autobiography of Emanuel Celler”
  • 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.

  • 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 conscious of one thing-my ambition.

  • 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 with color.

  • If 6,000,000 cattle had been slaughtered, there would have been more interest. A way would have been found.

  • 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.

    Emanuel Celler (1953). “You Never Leave Brooklyn: The Autobiography of Emanuel Celler”
  • The study of music was a family interest.

  • 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 our furniture were no different from our neighbors'.

    Emanuel Celler (1953). “You Never Leave Brooklyn: The Autobiography of Emanuel Celler”
  • I had fought against the unjust restriction of immigration.

    Emanuel Celler (1953). “You Never Leave Brooklyn: The Autobiography of Emanuel Celler”
  • The author of McCarthyism was given the distinction of addressing the Republican National Convention. This strikes terror in the hearts of honest men.

    Emanuel Celler (1953). “You Never Leave Brooklyn: The Autobiography of Emanuel Celler”
  • 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 rights bills.

    Emanuel Celler (1953). “You Never Leave Brooklyn: The Autobiography of Emanuel Celler”
  • We can't have these great corporations crowding competition off the sidewalks. It's like an elephant saying, "Everyone for himself," as he dances among the chickens.

  • 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 way I had betrayed my trust.

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

    Emanuel Celler (1953). “You Never Leave Brooklyn: The Autobiography of Emanuel Celler”
  • The rate of population growth in the United States is slightly below that required to reproduce itself.

    Emanuel Celler (1953). “You Never Leave Brooklyn: The Autobiography of Emanuel Celler”
  • The studied, unquestioning pace of my family irritated me.

    Emanuel Celler (1953). “You Never Leave Brooklyn: The Autobiography of Emanuel Celler”
  • The Democratic Party will never desert the freedoms of our people under the guise of pretending to protect them.

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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.

    Emanuel Celler (1953). “You Never Leave Brooklyn: The Autobiography of Emanuel Celler”
  • The power to investigate is a great public trust.

  • 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 that I could belong to the exclusive club of Congress.

    Emanuel Celler (1953). “You Never Leave Brooklyn: The Autobiography of Emanuel Celler”
  • 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.

  • Illegality will never solve the problem of political lawlessness.

    Emanuel Celler (1953). “You Never Leave Brooklyn: The Autobiography of Emanuel Celler”
  • As we have seen so clearly demonstrated in Europe, hate breeds hate and the vicious circle revolves with all its attending madness.

    Emanuel Celler (1953). “You Never Leave Brooklyn: The Autobiography of Emanuel Celler”
  • Communism which feeds on aggression, hatred, and the imprisonment of men's minds and souls shall not take root in the United States.

    "You Never Leave Brooklyn: The Autobiography of Emanuel Celler".
  • 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?

  • 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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Emanuel Celler

  • Born: May 6, 1888
  • Died: January 15, 1981
  • Occupation: American Politician