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My father was the son of immigrants, and he grew up bilingual, but English is what my father taught me and what he spoke to me. America's strength is not our diversity it is our ability to unite around common principles even when we come from different backgrounds.

Ernest Istook

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Ernest Istook
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: February 11
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