Interesting Picture of Teddy Roosevelt

[DoctorDeath]

This was sent to me ...interesting ...take it for what its worth.



Theodore Roosevelt's ideas on Immigrants and being an AMERICAN in 1907.

'In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language.. and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people.'

Theodore Roosevelt 1907

[bugsNbows]

Well said Teddy.

[CalHunter]

Teddy was a wise man. Using a sports analogy, why should your favorite sports team hire a talented ballplayer if he's going to support opposing teams. Nobody in his right mind would do that. Why is it different with our country? It shouldn't be.

[TexasGulf3]

Amen Teddy. If we don't try to be something - American - we'll be a big ol' collection of nothing.

[falcon]

Teddy was exactly right on immigration and a lot of other important stuff. He had a lot of guts: So did his son, Teddy, Jr.