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Dupayosh of the Week of November 29, 2010   Charles Bernard "Charlie" Rangel 

“All forms of tampering with human beings, getting at them, shaping them against their will to your own pattern, all thought control and conditioning is, therefore, a denial of that in men which makes them men and their values ultimate.”  Isaiah Berlin

“All my life as an artist I have asked myself: What pushes me continually to make sculpture? I have found the answer. Art is an action against [no more life]. It is a denial of [no more life].” Jacques Lipchitz 

“Veteran Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., today became the first U.S. House member in 27 years to be censured after a long trial that resulted in him being convicted on 11 counts of ethics violations. . .

“ ‘In my heart, I truly feel good,’ he said. ‘I know in my heart that I'm not going to be judged by this Congress, that I'm going to be judged by my life, my activities, my contributions to society, and I apologize for the awkward position that some of you are in.

“The congressman instead suggested that most members who voted for the censure did so to appease their constituents, and he placed much of the blame on his staff members' indiscretions. . .

“There's ‘no evidence of corruption, no evidence of self-enrichment found, no evidence there was an intention on my part to evade my responsibility, whether in taxes or whether in financial disclosures,’ Rangel said. ‘And there's absolutely no excuse for my omissions, for my responsibility to obey those rules. I take full credit. ... I brought it on myself, but I still believe that this body has to be guided by fairness.’ “ 

“Embattled Rep. Charles Rangel Censured: 'There's No Evidence', Longtime New York Congressman Faced Highest Penalty Below Expulsion“ by Huma Khan, ABCNEWS.COM, Dec. 2, 2010