Theodore Roosevelt's ideas on Immigrants 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
How things change...by the way, how is that hope and change working out for you?
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2 comments:
Looks like a bunch of white guys being told to leave their language and flags at the border and become Americans!
Yep, and it was the President of the USA that was making sure they all understood this, without question!!!
Moses said to the children of Israel, "Pick up your shovels, mount your asses & camels, & I will lead you to the promised land." Then about 75 years ago, Roosevelt said, "Lay down your shovels, sit on your asses, & light up a Camel, this is the promised land." Now Obama has stolen your shovel, taxed your asses, raised the price of Camels & bankrupted the promised land......
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