“America is God's Crucible, the great Melting-Pot where all the races of Europe are melting and re-forming!” AmericaRaceEuropePotMeltingMelting PotCrucible Author:Israel Zangwill
“You, the Spirit of the Settlement! ... Not understand that America is God's crucible, the great melting-pot where all the races of Europe are melting and re-forming! Here, you stand, good folk, think I, when I see them at Ellis Island, here you stand in your fifty groups, with your fifty languages and histories, and your fifty blood hatreds and rivalries.” ThinkingAmericaSpiritLanguageRaceGroupsBloodEuropeHatredFolksIslandsFiftyPotMeltingSettlementRivalryMelting PotCrucibleEllis Island Book:The Melting Pot Source: The Melting Pot
“No, the real American has not yet arrived. He is only in the Crucible, I tell you - he will be the fusion of all races, perhaps the coming superman.” RealAmericaRaceFusionCrucible Book:From the Ghetto to the Melting Pot: Israel Zangwill's Jewish Plays : Three Playscripts Source: From the Ghetto to the Melting Pot: Israel Zangwill's Jewish Plays : Three Playscripts