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"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."
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