My father was the son of immigrants, and he grew up bilingual, but English is what my father … - Ernest Istook

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In Madeleine's face was a stupidity Mitchell had never seen before. It was the stupidity of all normal people. It was the stupidity of the fortunate and the beautiful, of everybody who got what they wanted in life and so remained unremarkable.

Ernest Istook

My father was the son of immigrants, and he grew up bilingual, but English is what my father taught me and what he spoke to me. America's strength is not our diversity; it is our ability to unite around common principles even when we come from different backgrounds.

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English should be our official language. Reading and speaking English are requirements to become a citizen.

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Education begins at home and I applaud the parents who recognize that they - not someone else - must take responsibility to assure that their children are well educated.

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There are a lot of Grinches out there that would like nothing better than to take any references to religion out of the holiday season.

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America has global trade with plenty of nations that provide inexpensive labor, but it's better for us when they're in our own hemisphere, rather than sending that business halfway around the world.

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The birth of democracy in Iraq is one of the great positive changes of our era.

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