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Regarding the cartoon "English Only: Why Stop With Just the Language?", Aug. 9: The effort to make English the only language in the United States is a serious, worthy activity to ensure against ruinous divisiveness growing to full bloom in America. The introduction of divisiveness into Ame...

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Published inThe Christian Science monitor (1983)
Main Author Herbert H. Thompson, Marc Racicot, Robert L. Braun, Bill Edmonds, Janet B. Palmer
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston, Mass The Christian Science Publishing Society (d/b/a "The Christian Science Monitor"), trusteeship under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 20.08.1996
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Summary:Regarding the cartoon "English Only: Why Stop With Just the Language?", Aug. 9: The effort to make English the only language in the United States is a serious, worthy activity to ensure against ruinous divisiveness growing to full bloom in America. The introduction of divisiveness into America negates our Pledge of Allegiance; Daniel Webster's declaration, "Liberty and union, now and forever, one and inseparable"; and the American admonition, "United we stand, divided we fall." But it supports the military axiom, "Divide and conquer." The author seems a tad too eager to accept the descriptions of my correspondence provided by Michael Finley, the Yellowstone National Park superintendent, who appears to thrive on describing himself as a maverick under constant attack. It is quite possible that, like all of us, he sometimes deserves a critical evaluation.
ISSN:0882-7729