Native American Ancestry

Famous quotes containing the words native american, native, american and/or ancestry:

“There can be no more ancient and traditional American value than ignorance. English-only speakers brought it with them to this country three centuries ago, and they quickly imposed it on the Africans—who were not allowed to learn to read and write—and on the Native Americans, who were simply not allowed.”
—Barbara Ehrenreich (b. 1941)

“Boys dream of native girls who bring breadfruit,
Whatever they are....”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)

“The American people have done much for the locomotive, and the locomotive has done much for them.”
—James A. Garfield (1831–1881)

“The Democratic Party is like a mule. It has neither pride of ancestry nor hope of posterity.”
—Ignatius Donnelly (1831–1901)