French Language in The United States - French Newspapers in The United States

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“The veto is a President’s Constitutional right, given to him by the drafters of the Constitution because they wanted it as a check against irresponsible Congressional action. The veto forces Congress to take another look at legislation that has been passed. I think this is a responsible tool for a president of the United States, and I have sought to use it responsibly.”
—Gerald R. Ford (b. 1913)

“If thou fill thy brain with Boston and New York, with fashion and covetousness, and wilt stimulate thy jaded senses with wine and French coffee, thou shalt find no radiance of wisdom in the lonely waste of the pinewoods.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

“Reform keeps many scores of newspapers in its service, but not one man.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

“The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem.”
—Walt Whitman (1819–1892)

“I would like to be the first ambassador to the United States from the United States.”
—Barbara Mikulski (b. 1936)