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"I am among those Americans whose ancestors include men and women from many different
European countries. The proportion of Americans of this type will steadily
increase. I do not believe in hyphenated Americans. I do not believe in
German-Americans or Irish-Americans; and I believe just as little in
English-Americans. I do not approve of American citizens of German descent
forming organizations to force he United States into practical alliance with
Germany because their ancestors came from Germany. Just as little do I believe
in American citizens of English descent forming leagues to force the United
States into an alliance with England because their ancestors came from
England."
Theodore Roosevelt
'Metropolitan'
October 1915
"I am among those Americans whose ancestors include men and women from many different
European countries. The proportion of Americans of this type will steadily
increase. I do not believe in hyphenated Americans. I do not believe in
German-Americans or Irish-Americans; and I believe just as little in
English-Americans. I do not approve of American citizens of German descent
forming organizations to force he United States into practical alliance with
Germany because their ancestors came from Germany. Just as little do I believe
in American citizens of English descent forming leagues to force the United
States into an alliance with England because their ancestors came from
England."
Theodore Roosevelt
'Metropolitan'
October 1915