Session #75 · 1937–39

Speech #750010125

If there ever was an example of "patriotism by compulsion". this little "red rider" is. You are not going to make patriots by putting them in front of a firing squad or threatening to burn them at the stake. Another great habit of those people having nothing to do Is to advocate a provision that if a man does not become an American citizen within a certain time after he is in this country he should be deported. Everybody with sense knows what would happen if a Congress lost its senses long enough to pass such a law. Rather than be deported. the alien would hold up his right hand. place it on the Bible. swear in English and his native tongue that he would be loyal to this countrynot to become an American citizen but not to be deported. What an American citizen! Mr.
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deported

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Other

Speaker & context

Speaker
JOHN OCONNOR
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
NY
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
750010125
Paragraph
#0
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