It is the individual who knows how little they know about themselves who stands the most reasonable chance of finding out something about themselves before they die.

You just don't know anything unless you can write it. Sure you can argue things out in your own head and bring them out at parties, but in order to argue anything thoroughly, you must be able to put it down on paper.

English, our common language, binds our diverse people.

Bilingualism for the individual is fine, but not for a country.

America is an open society, more open than any other in the world. People of every race, of every color, of every culture are welcomed here to create a new life for themselves and their families. And what do these people who enter into the American mainstream have in common? English, our shared common language.

The language we share is at the core of our identity as citizens, and our ticket to full participation in American political life. We can speak any language we want at the dinner table, but English is the language of public discourse, or the marketplace and of the voting booth.

It is the individual who knows how little they know about themselves who stands the most reasonable chance of finding out something about themselves before they die.