Immigrants have always shown pride for their heritage, flown flags, celebrated the holidays of their homelands, and gathered into communities. I don't know what she means about "being faithful to their mother country." If I moved to another country, I don't think I would stop being fond of the things that I love about America and celebrating my memories of being a part of it.
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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce
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