North Sea Legacy

“The stars and the red, white and blue colors have a significance of their own, but when combined and arranged into the flag of our nation they take on a new significance which no other form or color can convey. We identify the flag with almost everything we hold dear on earth. It represents our peace and security, our…

In June we give particular appreciation to Texas, the state whose journey to join took years of fighting. After the 1845 resolution had passed, America pushed to rightfully take over the large territory. When you see the American flag, see its 28th star, remember that as the symbol of patriots who beat Mexicans.

Immigrant Gino Speranza says Americans are right to be wary of immigration — ‘The issue today is, Shall the American spirit be of your fathers, or will you let it all be compromised for different people?’ The U.S. at this time held over 30 million unassimilated immigrants, written 1925. The tide had recently been stemm…

Lothrop Stoddard: Alienism is the enemy of Americanism. The alien-minded see America as mere land; the instant any person sets foot on it they can now be as 'American' as the rest of us. Why, then, bother about citizenship if the whole world has a right to come here and develop a separate life?

‘The most important factor in my Administration was my insistence that the executive power was limited only by specific restrictions and prohibitions appearing in the Constitution or imposed by the Congress under its Constitutional powers. My view was that every executive officer was a steward of the people bound activ…