In 1907, US President Theodore Roosevelt wrote, "We have room for but one language in this country, and that is the English language, for we intend to see that the crucible turns our people out as Americans, of American nationality, and not as dwellers in a polyglot boarding house."
1907年，美国总统西奥多·罗斯福写道：“在这个国家只有一种语言，那就是英语，我们打算见到，严峻的考验后我们的人民将作为美国人、美国国籍，而不是作为一个多语种宿舍的居民。