 The massive ethnic communities that make up the mosaic of American society cannot be adequately described as “minorities.” There is no “majority.” The largest single identifiable ethnic strain are people of British ancestry — who make up just 15 percent of the American population. They barely outnumber German Americans (13 percent) or blacks (11 percent). Millions of Americans cannot identify themselves at all ethnically, due to intermixtures over the generations.
– Thomas Sowell (1930-) |
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Ron Paul – Why you have freedom
 You don’t have freedom because you are a hyphenated American; you have freedom because you are an individual, and that should be protected.
– Ron Paul (1935-) |
James Baldwin – Identity of the Negro in America
 Despite the terrorization which the Negro in America endured and endures sporadically, despite the cruel and totaly inescapable ambivalence of his status in this country, the battle for his identity has long ago been won. He is not a visitor to the West, but a citizen there, an American.
– James Baldwin (1924-1987) |
