Adopt Quote by Louis D. Brandeis

Americanization means the process of becoming an American. It means civic incorporation, becoming a part of the polity - becoming one of us. But…

— Barbara Jordan

“The term [Americanization] invokes the transformation of the landscape into unnatural mechanical shapes, of night into day, of speed for its own sake, an…

— Robert Stone

However great his outward conformity, the immigrant is not Americanized unless his interests and affections have become deeply rooted here. And we properly demand…

— Louis D. Brandeis

The United States, a land of immigrants from every corner of the world, has been strengthened and unified because its newcomers have historically chosen…

— S. I. Hayakawa

We go to Europe to be Americanized.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Being an American is an action; it's an ideal to strive for. It's being part of this constantly perfecting union that, with each generation,…

— Sarah McBride

We try to magnify the difference between Americans and the English. In real life they like the same music and dress the same. It's…

— Amanda Bynes

We just need more complex, important roles that tell our experiences as an immigrant; as someone with an accent, but also American; but also…

— Fala Chen

Giving English to an American is like giving sex to a child. He knows it's important but he doesn't know what to do with…

— Anonymous

I know many people on the left are suspicious of words like Americanization. To them, it can sound like a cover for white privilege…

— Eric Liu

Americanism is a question of principle, of purpose, of idealism, of character. It is not a matter of birthplace or creed or line of…

— Theodore Roosevelt

Americanism is a question of principle, of idealism, of character. It is not a matter of birthplace, or creed, or line of descent.

— Theodore Roosevelt