I reviewed the role played by the English language has played in shaping our great Nation. and I asked myself the question which is often asked of me: Why do we need English as our official language? After all. for more than 200 years. English has been our de facto language of government. Why is the official designation needed? To answer that question. we must examina the makeup of our country. The American people do not share a common ethnicity. religion. race or background. We have shaped our Nation from a multiplicity of nationalities. melding a people from immigrant ancestors representing many nations and cultures. And what has unified us. forging strength from our rich cultural diversity? Without doubt. a common language.
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