Kersti Kaljulaid Quotes

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.

Citizens of Canada of whom any child has received or is receiving primary or secondary school instruction in English or French in Canada, have the right to have all their children receive primary and secondary school instruction in the same language.

There is no question of the government or myself attaching less importance to the use of 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.

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.

An important aspect of the current situation is the strong social reaction against suggestions that the home language of African American children be used in the first steps of learning to read and write.

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.

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

President Bush gave his first-ever presidential radio address in both English and Spanish. Reaction was mixed, however, as people were trying to figure out which one was which.

Make no mistake: one is not a better Quebecer because one speaks French. One is not less of a Quebecer because one speaks English. We all share the same rights.

The expenditure of county funds for the purpose of utilizing any language other than English, or promoting any culture other than that of the United States is prohibited.

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.

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.

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.

Bilingualism is not an imposition on the citizens - it is an imposition on the state.

You cannot have one or two million immigrants a year and still have English as the only official language of the country.

I ask unanimous consent that I be able to deliver a floor speech on immigration reform in Spanish.

Now, every organization has to have a translator for the Hispanics on the teams, and that helps a lot.

Despite overwhelming support for the United States to adopt English as its official language, we have still not taken that important step.

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

Ability to speak the majority language is not just important for inclusion; it is important for minorities to be able to claim their rights and entitlements.

As a Welsh speaker, I'm very conscious of how activism can effect real change.

There is no linguistic war in Montreal.