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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
Author: Theodore Roosevelt, Source: http://www.snopes.com/politics/quotes/troosevelt.aspSaved by bluesfreak in patriotism american immigration 3 months ago[save this] [permalink]Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people. To destroy this invisible government, to befoul the unholy alliance between corrupt business and corrupt politics is the first task of the statesmanship of the day.
Author: Theodore Roosevelt, Source: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/troosevelt_film/trfpcp...Saved by bluesfreak in conspiracy government shadowgovernment statesman 3 months ago[save this] [permalink]Voters don't decide issues, they decide who will decide issues.
"Change" is not a destination ... just as "hope" is not a strategy.
Failure at some point in everyone's life is inevitable, but giving up is unforgivable. ... When I got knocked down by guys bigger than me, (my mom) sent me back out and demanded that I bloody their nose so I could walk down that street the next day.
A BURNING DESIRE TO BE AND TO DO IS THE STARTING POINT FROM WHICH THE DREAMER MUST TAKE OFF.
Many years ago, the commencement speaker at a prestigious university asked all members of the graduating class who had a definite plan for their lives to hold up their hands. As he looked around the room, only three hands were raised. Twenty-five years later, when the class held a reunion, the combined net worth of those three individuals exceeded that of the remainder of the class. People who know where they are going always achieve far greater levels of success than those who merely drift through life, expecting circumstances to create opportunities for them. Successful people create their own opportunities by focusing on goals with an intensity that borders on obsession. In this way, every action moves them toward their goal.
The secret of being a good parent is in the enjoyment of being hated at times, rather than fearing it.
It is maxim of every prudent master of a family never to attempt to make at home what it will cost him more to make than to buy…
Doing what's right is hard, and speaking the truth is dangerous. Many have been abhorred for it, some killed, one crucified.
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