I want to say unequivocally that while I cherish every person who comes from anywhere, who comes here legally and seeks to pursue happiness, and I hope all of them decide to stay and become American citizens, but I want them to become American. And part of becoming American involved English. It is vital historically to assert and establish that English is the common language at the heart of our civilization.
Newt GingrichWhat more do I need to say? Conservative books sell. I can't help it if liberal books don't sell.
Newt GingrichI'm moderately optimistic. We Americans are an enormous country with more than 300 million people so there's reason for optimism.
Newt GingrichAdolescence was invented in the 19th century to enable middle-class families to keep their children out of sweatshops. But it has degenerated into a process of enforced boredom and age segregation that has produced one of the most destructive social arrangements in human history: consigning 13-year-old males to learning from 15-year-old males.
Newt Gingrich