The rest lies beneath the surface. hidden and unsung. but nonetheless important. I am thinking of the influence of the common manmy father and the millions of fathers like himwho braved the hardships of harrowing travel by land and sea to begin a new life in the New World. My father and millions of fathers like him sweated Italian sweat and fought back Italian tears as they struggled to earn a decent. honest living and to gain acceptance in this notalwaysfriendly nation of immigrants. And in the agonizing process. they helped to build America and to make it great and vital. These overlooked heroes supplied more than muscle. more than brains. They supplied the spirit to get things done. the will to achieve. the determination to accomplish. This is the legacy of the unsung Italian immigrant to his adopted land. to the land he loved. to the land he gave so much of himself. though he received so little in return: Let me emphasize this. The American of Italian heritage seeks neither favor nor reward because he is of Italian descent. But he should not and must not be denied fair and just treatment because his name ends in a vowel.
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Italian immigrants sweated Italian sweat and fought back Italian tears.