The bust will symbolize the old glories and the new grandeurs. We whose roots branch out from Italian soil are justly proud of our heritage. and of becoming flourishing transplants in this America that Christopher Columbus discovered. The greatness of America is a tribute to those immigrants from Italyand from all other foreign countrieswho had the courage. strength. and vision to face the dangers and hardships of adapting themselves to new and strange surroundings. and making the most of their opportunities. from the earliest days of settlement on up through the pioneering and fighting years of American history to the challenge of the present. The bust symbolizes the growth of the little Italian acorn into a mighty American oak. In New York State alone there are over 3 million Americans of Italian origin. descendents of and presentday participants in the fabric of our Nations glorious history. ready to penetrate new darkness. to brave new courses on uncharted seas. all for the love of our country and fellow man.
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