Session #71 · 1929–31

Speech #710173184

I am not asking anything for the United States that I would withhold from foreigners on this question. Now. let me read to the Senator what another President of the United States said upon the subjectJames Madison. lie who wrote the Constitution of the United States. Speaking upon this immigration question. lie said: What Is the language of reason on this subject? That we should not be polite at the expense of prudence. The Senator from Connecticut is very anxious that we shall be exceedingly kind and affable to our neighbors south of us. but Madison says that we must not forget our duty to our own country in an attempt to be pleasing to other countries.
Keywords matched
immigration

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
JAMES HEFLIN
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
AL
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
710173184
Paragraph
#0
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