It just occurred to me that perhaps a major reason that I am all in favor of multi-cultures within a country is that I myself am a product of it. If the Amish were not accepted in the US, if they were harassed or driven out as Jews historically have been over the centuries, my own history and my very outlook would be very different.

My first language was not English, my homelife and my social life were different from others in my community; I even remember the shock I felt one day when I realized that if we all took off our clothes I would look no different from anyone else.