You Guys Are Both Saying The Same

Definitions, Contrary To Popular Opinion, Tell Us Nothing About Things. They Only Describe People's Linguistic Habits; That Is, They Tell Us What Noises People Make Under What Conditions.

Patriotic Societies Seem To Think That The Way To Educate School Children In A Democracy Is To Stage Bigger And Better Flag-saluting.

The United States, A Land Of Immigrants From Every Corner Of The World, Has Been Strengthened And Unified Because Its Newcomers Have Historically Chosen Ultimately To Forgo Their Native Language For The English Language. We Have All Benefited From The Sharing Of Ideas, Of Cultures And Beliefs, Made Possible By A Common Language. We Have All Enriched Each Other.

I Believe We Are Being Dishonest With Language Minority Groups If We Tell Them They Can Take Full Part In American Life Without Learning The English Language.

We Should Keep [the Panama Canal]. After All, We Stole It Fair And Square.