Theodore Roosevelt on I mmigrants and being an AMERICAN in 1907.

scarlett · 05-15-2007, 08:42 PM

"In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language... And we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."

Theodore Roosevelt 1907

piemaker720 · 05-15-2007, 09:12 PM

Very well done

Texasbelle · 05-15-2007, 09:27 PM

A big AMEN!!!!!

05-15-2007, 08:42 PM	#1
scarlett Advanced Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 474 Rep Power: 234	Theodore Roosevelt on I mmigrants and being an AMERICAN in 1907. "In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language... And we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people." Theodore Roosevelt 1907 __________________ I would rather be hated for what I am than loved for what I'm not.!

05-15-2007, 09:27 PM	#3
Texasbelle SBLive! Veteran Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: In the woods Posts: 1,819 Rep Power: 265	A big AMEN!!!!! __________________ One shoe can change your life! Cinderella

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05-15-2007, 09:12 PM	#2
piemaker720 SBLive! Veteran Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,584 Rep Power: 249	Very well done

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