English Speaking

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    The English Bible—a book which, if everything else in our language should perish, would alone suffice to show the whole extent of its beauty and power.
    Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800–1859)

    I suggested to them also the great desirability of a general knowledge on the Island of the English language. They are under an English speaking government and are a part of the territory of an English speaking nation.... While I appreciated the desirability of maintaining their grasp on the Spanish language, the beauty of that language and the richness of its literature, that as a practical matter for them it was quite necessary to have a good comprehension of English.
    Calvin Coolidge (1872–1933)