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American Politician

Emanuel Celler was a prominent American politician known for his contributions to immigration and civil rights. Born on May 6, 1888, in Vilnius, Lithuania, he immigrated to the United States in 1903. Celler served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1923 to 1957, representing New York's 12th congressional district. He is best remembered for his advocacy of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965. He passed away on January 15, 1981.

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“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.”

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“The author of McCarthyism was given the distinction of addressing the Republican National Convention. This strikes terror in the hearts of honest men.”

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Book:You Never Leave Brooklyn: The Autobiography of Emanuel Celler

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“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.”

Believe Individual Communism Communist Tactics Resorts Suppression Individual Freedom

Book:You Never Leave Brooklyn: The Autobiography of Emanuel Celler

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

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“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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“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.”

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Book:You Never Leave Brooklyn: The Autobiography of Emanuel Celler

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“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.”

Knows Able Sound Behinds One Thing Ambition Conscious Sight Smell Fierce My Ambition

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“I had fought against the unjust restriction of immigration.”

Immigration Unjust Restriction

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“Illegality will never solve the problem of political lawlessness.”

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“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.”

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Book:You Never Leave Brooklyn: The Autobiography of Emanuel Celler

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“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.”

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Book:You Never Leave Brooklyn: The Autobiography of Emanuel Celler

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“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.”

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“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.”

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“My grandfather, in 1848, had fled from Germany to find political freedom in the United States.”

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“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?”

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“The Democratic Party will never desert the freedoms of our people under the guise of pretending to protect them.”

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“As we have seen so clearly demonstrated in Europe, hate breeds hate and the vicious circle revolves with all its attending madness.”

Hate Europe Madness Circles Vicious Attending Vicious Circles

Book:You Never Leave Brooklyn: The Autobiography of Emanuel Celler

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“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.”

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“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.”

Way Years Firsts Saws Congress Telling The Truth Betrayed

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

Different Depression Panic Being Different Inhibitions Overcoming Depression

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

My Family Pace Irritated

Book:You Never Leave Brooklyn: The Autobiography of Emanuel Celler

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“The study of music was a family interest.”

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

Ifs Way Has Beens Found Interest Holocaust Cattle

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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.”

Hands Law Practice Theory Embrace Equality Immigration Immigration Laws

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

Sea Europe Complexes Inferiors

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“The rate of population growth in the United States is slightly below that required to reproduce itself.”

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Book:You Never Leave Brooklyn: The Autobiography of Emanuel Celler

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“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.”

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“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'.”

Book Different Home House Patterns Neighbor Furniture House Music

Book:You Never Leave Brooklyn: The Autobiography of Emanuel Celler

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“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.”

Men Challenges Risk Magic Personality Lays Public Life Facets

Book:You Never Leave Brooklyn: The Autobiography of Emanuel Celler

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“The power to investigate is a great public trust.”

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About the Author

Born: May 6, 1888
Died: January 15, 1981
Known for: American Politician
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