The privileges of American citizenship are so great and its duties so grave that we may well insist upon a good knowledge of every person applying for citizenship and a good knowledge by him of our institutions. We should not cease to be hospitable to immigration, but we should cease to be careless as to the character of it.

Benjamin Harrison

Inaugural Address of Benjamin Harrison

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Citizenship Immigration Civic duty

Speaker

Benjamin Harrison

Source

Inaugural Address of Benjamin Harrison Presidential inaugural address

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Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1889 1880s 19th century

Occupation

American President National leader Politician

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United States

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Citation

Harrison, Benjamin. "Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1889, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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