Italian Americans

Famous quotes containing the words italian and/or americans:

    “Their martyred blood and ashes sow
    O’er all the Italian fields where still doth sway
    The triple tyrant; that from these may grow
    A hundredfold, who, having learnt thy way,
    Early may fly the Babylonian woe.”
    —John Milton (1608–1674)

    “The Americans are certainly hero-worshippers, and always take their heroes from the criminal classes.”
    —Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)