remember always
that all of us are descended
from those immigrants
Adapted from Remarks to the Daughters of the American Revolution, April 21, 1938, Washington, D.C. by President Franklin D. Roosevelt when he said:
Remember always that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.
And I am particularly glad to know that today you are making this fine appeal to the youth of America. The importance to this rising generation, to our sons and grandsons, and great grandsons, we cannot over-estimate; the importance of what we are doing this year, in our own generation, to keep alive the spirit of American democracy, the spirit of opportunity, the kind of a spirit that has led us as a nation, not in a small group but as a nation, to meet the very great problems of the past.
We look for a younger generation that is going to be more American than we are. We are doing the best that we can, and yet we can do better than that, we can do more than that:
Let’s say that again … out loud maybe.
We cannot over-estimate;
the importance of what we are doing this year,
in our own generation,
to keep alive the spirit of American democracy,
the spirit of opportunity,
the kind of a spirit that has led us as a nation,
not in a small group but as a nation,
to meet the very great problems of the past.
We look for a younger generation that is going to be more American than we are.
We are doing the best that we can, and yet we can do better than that, we can do more than that:
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