Sam Graves Quotes

English should be acknowledged once and for all as the official language of the United States.

The English language is the law of the people of the United States.

Bottom line: this is the United States. And we speak English here.

Insist on one language. English for all Americans.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: The official language of the state of Illinois shall hereafter be known as the "American" language and not as the "English" language.

English should be our official language. Reading and speaking English are requirements to become a citizen.

When California passes a law saying that English is the official language, it can only mean one thing: That English is no longer the official language.

After all, enforced national bilingualism in this country isn't mere policy. It has attained the status of a religion. It's a dogma which one is supposed to accept without question.

Instead of this confusion, we need the unifying force of an official language, English, which is the language of success in America.

English and French are the official languages of Canada and have equality of status and equal rights and privileges as to their use in all institutions of the Parliament and government of Canada.

The gift of a common tongue is a priceless inheritance and it may well some day become the foundation of a common citizenship.

I'm against the idea of force-feeding all of Canada on two languages.

English is the medium of communication for people all over India.

I want to live in a Britain whose residents are determined to speak English.

Living freely means being able to freely communicate in your native language and to be guided by the 10th article of the constitution, which defines Ukrainian as the only state language and guarantees the unhindered development of Russian and all the other languages.

It was decided almost two hundred years ago that English should be the language spoken in the United States. It is not known, however, why this decision has not been carried out.

With all the divisive forces tearing at our country, we need the glue of language to help hold us together. If we want to ensure that all our children have the same opportunities in life, alternative language education should stop and English should be acknowledged once and for all as the official language of the United States.

After all, enforced national bilingualism in this country isn't mere policy. It has attained the status of a religion. It's a dogma which one is supposed to accept without question....Make no mistake. Canada is not a bilingual country. In fact it is less bilingual today than it has ever been...As a religion, bilingualism is the god that failed. It has led to no fairness, produced no unity, and cost Canadian taxpayers untold millions.

For 180 years, we voted in English. That is the true American tradition, and this amendment is true to our heritage, not what has existed unnaturally for the last 20 years.

You know, even growing up going to school, I had teachers that were against bilingual teaching. I never understood that. My parents always had me speak Spanish first knowing I was going to speak English in school.

We recognised Urdu as the second official language and made it a medium of examination in all Bihar Public Service Commission tests.

Attempting to build a language wall around Quebec is precisely the wrong policy to follow. It will keep out of Quebec exactly what we need to attract by way of talent and capital; it will drive our best - francophones as well as allophones and anglophones, with their talents and capital - to leave Quebec.

I am making sure, as the governor of a territory, that our kids speak fluent English. But having said that, I will tell my wife I love her in Spanish, and I will pray in Spanish, and no one from Washington should come down here and tell us how to go about it.

There is no linguistic war in Montreal.

I did hold the language laws of Quebec up to ridicule because they are officious and ridiculous.