The Swedish Element in Illinois

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Excerpt from The Swedish Element in Illinois: Survey of the Past Seven DecadesThere is a certain sense in which we do America an injustice by classifying ourselves as native - born and foreign - born. And I have always pleased myself with the idea that America in some degree exists in spirit all over the world and that there are men coming to these shores who have displayed their force in our affairs, who bring to America a more vivid conception Of what it means than those of us who were born and bred here ourselves entertain.If I go to a country reputed to be a country Of equality and liberty I must expect to find constant, visible and Open signs of liberty and equality, and there fore I carry to that country a demand which that country must satisfy. But I carry it only on one condition, namely, that I have gone to America because I was really, without knowing it, an American.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.