“Our citizens must act as Americans; not as Americans with a prefix and qualifications; not as Irish-Americans, German-Americans, native Americans—but as Americans pure and simple.28 We must have only one language here, he said, “the language of the Declaration of… — Mary Beth Smith Copy Share Image
“As yet no nation can hold its place in the world, or can do any work really worth doing, unless it stands ready to… — Mary Beth Smith Copy Share
“You were an American now and don’t let him hear you call yourself an Irish-American or a German-American.” — Mary Beth Smith Copy Share
“He was the one who gave Maxwell House Coffee their slogan: “Good to the last drop!” — Mary Beth Smith Copy Share
“Our citizens must act as Americans; not as Americans with a prefix and qualifications; not as Irish-Americans, German-Americans, native Americans—but as Americans pure and… — Mary Beth Smith Copy Share
“But justice and generosity in a nation, as in an individual, count most when shown not by the weak but by the strong.” — Mary Beth Smith Copy Share
“Our citizens must act as Americans; not as Americans with a prefix and qualifications; not as Irish-Americans, German-Americans, native Americans—but as Americans pure and… — Mary Beth Smith Copy Share
