E Pluribus Unum

E Pluribus Unum: Remember what the Wizard said in the Wizard of Oz? Yes, he spoke Latin and yes, he was talking about the founding principles of our great nation: Out of many, ONE. We are not talking about the 13 colonies now, but instead about the many races, peoples and religions, languages and ancestries that make up our one great nation. Today this became so evident to me when I visited The Tenement Museum in NYC, that we are the sum total of so many smaller parts, and each part has had a significant impact on our great American culture. We are a nation of immigrants, and must continue to be so, so the spirit of the Founding Fathers can resonate in decades and centuries to come. The wizard was a smart man when he echoed these words.