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.
Charles RangelThe promise of the American Dream requires that we are all provided an equal opportunity to participate in and contribute to our nation.
Charles RangelThere were no weapons of mass destruction and Saddam Hussein was not involved in the September 11th attack.
Charles RangelNow is the time for the U.S. and the nations of Western Europe who engaged in the slave trade throughout this hemisphere to come forward in a positive way to assist in undoing the harm that was caused by their past colonial policies in the hemisphere.
Charles RangelWe all have a large stake in preserving our democracy, but I maintain that those without power in our society, the black, the brown, the poor of all colors, have the largest stake not because we have the most to lose, but because we have worked the hardest, and given the most, for what we have achieved.
Charles Rangel