 | Anthony P. Dunbar - 2008 - 282 páginas
...judiciously propose, they will soon outnumber us, that all the advantages we have will not in My Opinion be able to preserve our language, and even our Government will become precarious. Franklin's fears for the Colonies' cultural identity and the "threat" posed by German immigrants proved... | |
 | 1913 - 676 páginas
...turned from this to other colonies — they will soon outnumber us, that all the advantages we will have will, in my opinion, be not able to preserve...language, and even our government will become precarious." To this, Dr. and Mrs. Barnes refer by saying: "Considering the honor universally accorded our citizens... | |
 | 1924 - 406 páginas
...be turned from this to other Colonies, they will soon outnumber us, that all the advantages we will have will in my opinion be not able to preserve our...language, and even our government will become precarious." From what has been said above it is evident that conditions in Pennsylvania were by no means exceptional.... | |
 | University of Pennsylvania - 1915 - 616 páginas
...times alarmed for the safety of the colony. Franklin, in 1753, expressed the fear that "we will not be able to preserve our language and even our government will become precarious." Two years later, Dr. Douglass was apprehensive that Pennsylvania would "degenerate into a foreign colony"... | |
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In short, unless the stream of their importation could be turned from this to other colonies, as you very judiciously propose, they will soon so outnumber us that all the advantages we have will, in my opinion, be not able to preserve our language, and... 
