Political Quotes

“I rise in favor of the rule and in support of the bill and would point to some of the change in my pockets, which the saying is on some of our currency, e pluribus unum, out of many comes one. The fact of the matter is that America is built on many cultural societies who have come together in unity and in an attempt to build one great Nation. Whether it ultimately ended up as English speaking or Spanish speaking is a matter of history. We are an English speaking Nation. It does not mean that people of Spanish heritage cannot treasure their heritage or speak Spanish at home. Likewise, Haitians or Iranians or Iraqis or people of any culture in this great country of ours can respect their cultures at home and in their communities and can speak in bilingual fashion. But to say that we will become a Nation of many official languages is to run a risk that no longer will we be unified as a Nation. In fact, Canada in recent years has experienced exactly that problem. they started recognizing French as an official language, as part of one major segment of the country. Now we see that Canada is on the verge of breakup, of disruption, within a matter of 5 to 10 years may not be a single nation, may be a segment of several different nations. I would not want to see that happen to the United States. We went through one great Civil War. We do not need to go through any more. This country has fought, has spilled blood to provide for a single Nation.”