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title: "7 Irish Americans Quotes by 7 authors"
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> [I feel Irish-Americans are the forgotten minority group. Nobody else is making films about them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-burns/i-feel-irish-americans-are-the-forgotten-minority-group-nobody-else/)

[Edward Burns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-burns/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/820/edward-burns-16466_feel_i-feel-irish-americans-are-the-forgotten_128435.jpg)

> [“It then became obvious that ethnic differences (like class distinctions) refused to boil away. Even fairly well established groups, such as Irish-Americans,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-t-patterson/it-then-became-obvious-that-ethnic-differences-like-class/)

[James T. Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-t-patterson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d7/james-t-patterson-3417_quote_it-then-became-obvious-that-ethnic-diffe_205860.jpg)

> [Irish people never think we're Irish. Americans think we're European or French.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winston-marshall/irish-people-never-think-we-re-irish-americans-think-we-re-european/)

[Winston Marshall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winston-marshall/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6c/winston-marshall-11128_americans_irish-people-never-think-we-re-irish-ame_749989.jpg)

> [It may be the optimist in me, but I think America has a uniquely powerful and capacious glue internally. The American identity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-chua/it-may-be-the-optimist-in-me-but-i-think-america-has-a-uniquely/)

[Amy Chua](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-chua/)

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> [Irish Americans are no more Irish than Black Americans are Africans.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-geldof/irish-americans-are-no-more-irish-than-black-americans-are-africans/)

[Bob Geldof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-geldof/)

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> [Our nation is built upon a history of immigration, dating back to our first pioneers, the Pilgrims. For more than three centuries,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ami-bera/our-nation-is-built-upon-a-history-of-immigration-dating-back-to-our/)

[Ami Bera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ami-bera/)

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> [For those of us who are fortunate to share an Irish ancestry, we take great pride in the contributions that Irish-Americans.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kerry/for-those-of-us-who-are-fortunate-to-share-an-irish-ancestry-we-take/)

[John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kerry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f1/john-f-kerry-996_ancestry_for-those-of-us-who-are-fortunate-to-sha_2421522.png)

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