Emanuel Celler

People were hurt, and because they were hurt, they were angry and quarreled and were jealous of one another. ”

The panic of the Depression loosened my inhibitions against being different. I could be myself. ”

Communism feeds on aggression, hatred, and the imprisonment of men's minds and souls. This shall not take root in the United States. ”

Our population is headed for a stable plateau, which means an aging population. ”

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. ”

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. ”

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. ”

The power to investigate is a great public trust. ”

The study of music was a family interest. ”

The studied, unquestioning pace of my family irritated me. ”