Quote#Wisdom
It's folly to think of blending Greek and Bulgar, Italian and Slovak,…
Quote byWarren G. Harding · 1865–1923
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Nationalism and Americanism (1920).
English (original)
It's folly to think of blending Greek and Bulgar, Italian and Slovak, or making any of them rejoicingly American, when the land of adoption sits in judgement on the land from which he came. We need to be rescued from divisionary and fruitless pursuit of peace through super government
— Warren G. Harding
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