Farewell address Quote by Mary Beth Smith

“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

“Isn't it the single most quintessentially American gesture, this declaration of independence? To say you are different from other Americans is to say what…

— Christopher Hacker

“I think we can all agree that the official language of the United States should be Latin.”

— Michel Templet

“When the American Spirit was in its youth, the language of America was different; Liberty, sir, was then the primary object.”

— Patrick Henry

“The only thing separating Americans and Brits is a comman language.”

— H.P. Mallory

The language we share is at the core of our identity as citizens, and our ticket to full participation in American political life. We…

— S. I. Hayakawa

“What constitutes an American? Not color nor race nor religion. Not the pedigree of his family nor the place of his birth. Not the…

— Harold Ickes

Our government should speak a common language with the American people - plain English.

— Alan Siegel

“We were all patriotic, but I can’t even conceive of what else we would’ve been, because our entire experience was domestic, interior, American. We”

— Suzy Hansen

I hope America does not accept the kind of language that Donald Trump is using to describe our fellow Americans.

— Hillary Clinton

“our Constitution can be understood by any American with average intelligence and minimal education.”

— Joseph Befumo

The official language of the State of Illinois shall be known hereafter as the American language, and not the English language.

— Frank Church