Emanuel Celler
Emanuel Celler
Emanuel Cellerwas an American politician from New York who served in the United States House of Representatives for almost 50 years, from March 1923 to January 1973. He was defeated in the 1972 primary, becoming the most senior Representative ever at that time to lose a primary. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He is the longest-serving member ever of the United States House of Representatives from the state of New York...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth6 May 1888
CountryUnited States of America
Emanuel Celler quotes about
The power to investigate is a great public trust.
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.
The panic of the Depression loosened my inhibitions against being different. I could be myself.
The studied, unquestioning pace of my family irritated me.
If 6,000,000 cattle had been slaughtered, there would have been more interest. A way would have been found.
The rate of population growth in the United States is slightly below that required to reproduce itself.
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.