Teddy Roosevelt on Immigration and being an American

[daddyo]

"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

If a modern day politician said this, they would be crucified.

[Guest drv2fst]

We need more politician's with this attitude.

[Guest Broomhead]

Awesome quote. I wish some of the better politicians would stand up for what is right. Too bad they are all spineless, though.

[leroy]

A great quote by a Great American. Thanks for posting it!

Kind regards,

Leroy

[Guest 6.8 AR]

Great words that need to be said a lot today.

[Oh Shoot]

Great words that need to be said a lot today.

"Perdicaris alive or Raisuli dead!"

- OS

[Guest 6.8 AR]

"Perdicaris alive or Raisuli dead!"

- OS

Those aren't the ones I meant, OS

[Mike.357]

a lot of things have changed in the last 100 odd years, some of it for the better.

[Oh Shoot]

Those aren't the ones I meant, OS

Well, "Speak softly and carry a big Colt", then.

- OS

[strickj]

a lot of things have changed in the last 100 odd years, some of it for the better.

QFT!

I'm thinking about what freedoms people had at the turn of the century.

There wasn't much for some groups...