'My late mother used to say that it did not matter if you came to this country on the Mayflower or a slave ship, across the Rio Grande or through Ellis Island; we are all in the same boat now. I believe that the challenge for all of us is to work to make certain that Americans now come together. We must now transform this nation so that we can live up to the promise of our democracy, the promise of our Constitution and so that we can be America again.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Moseley Braun calls for national unity and fulfilling democratic promises regardless of how ancestors arrived.
- In plain terms
- Americans should unite and live up to democratic promises.
- What can you take from it?
- Work together to fulfill the nation's ideals.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does being America mean to you?
- How do we live up to promises?
Another view
Political divisions often make such unity difficult to achieve in practice.
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