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
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
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
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? – Emanuel Celler
The Democratic Party will never desert the freedoms of our people under the guise of pretending to protect them. – Emanuel Celler
Communism feeds on aggression, hatred, and the imprisonment of men’s minds and souls. This shall not take root in the United States. – 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. – Emanuel Celler
It is the purpose of the majority of the Immigration Committee to encourage assimilation, yet this bill has already done more than anything I know of to bring about discord among our resident aliens. – Emanuel Celler
My grandfather, in 1848, had fled from Germany to find political freedom in the United States. – Emanuel Celler
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
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
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
People were hurt, and because they were hurt, they were angry and quarreled and were jealous of one another. – Emanuel Celler
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. – Emanuel Celler
The rate of population growth in the United States is slightly below that required to reproduce itself. – Emanuel Celler
The panic of the Depression loosened my inhibitions against being different. I could be myself. – Emanuel Celler
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. – Emanuel Celler
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
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. – Emanuel Celler
