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Title: definition of AMERICAN....
Post by: securpro on March 05, 2008, 10:18:39 PM
(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc195/securpro/TeddyRoo.jpg)

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

Title: Re: definition of AMERICAN....
Post by: CCP on March 05, 2008, 10:23:13 PM
 securpro, Gotta love that man he was a true American :yoyo: THANKS for posting this! Printed his pic and put it on my wall above my desk.
Title: Re: definition of AMERICAN....
Post by: HaMeR on March 05, 2008, 10:44:23 PM
Spot on Teddy!!  :yoyo:
Title: Re: definition of AMERICAN....
Post by: coyote101 on March 06, 2008, 05:15:35 AM
We could sure use him today.

Here is another good one:

"Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or leave the country." - Theodore Roosevelt

Pat

Title: Re: definition of AMERICAN....
Post by: Bills Custom Calls on March 06, 2008, 05:32:24 AM
Very well said!!!!

We need alot more folks like Theodore Roosevelt
Title: Re: definition of AMERICAN....
Post by: Carolina Coyote on March 06, 2008, 07:01:45 AM
Some of these Presidential canadites should read some of Teddy's books, What a great American he was. cc
Title: Re: definition of AMERICAN....
Post by: HaMeR on March 06, 2008, 07:42:45 AM
If the powers to be would go back & look at past history this country would still be what it was. Nowadays they want to pick the Constitution apart & kick the People in their teeth.  :rolleye:
Title: Re: definition of AMERICAN....
Post by: bootmud on March 06, 2008, 08:00:46 AM
My hats off to Teddy! :highclap:

bootmud
Title: Re: definition of AMERICAN....
Post by: THO Game Calls on March 06, 2008, 10:26:16 PM
That was then

This is now

"Every illegal immigrant who comes here should be given a drivers license." -  Ossama Obama

And this is what it will come to

"gringo get out of our country"

Al