I'm Going To Speak My Mind Because

The Meanings Of Words Are Not In The Words, They Are In Us.

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.

If I Spoke No English, My World Would Be Limited To The Japanese-speaking Community, And No Matter How Talented I Was, I Could Never Do Business, Seek Employment Or Take Part In Public Affairs Outside That Community.

English, Our Common Language, Binds Our Diverse People.

It Is Not True That We Have Only One Life To Live; If We Can Read, We Can Live As Many More Lives And As Many Kinds Of Lives As We Wish.