The article is here; some excerpts:
One of the greatest privileges of being a federal judge is the honor of presiding over a naturalization ceremony. I do it every year in May, to celebrate the anniversary of my own naturalization in May 1982.
I wasn't born in the United States. I didn't enter this world as an American. But I wake up every morning thanking God that I will leave this world as an American.
I like to say that I'm Taiwanese by birth, Texan by marriage. But most importantly, I'm American by choice.
If you've never attended a naturalization ceremony, there's nothing more inspiring. People from all around the world come together in one room, for one purpose—to become Americans….
In a nation of over 300 million Americans, we're bound to disagree on virtually every issue under the sun. And that's okay. There's nothing wrong with that….
We've all heard the maxim, "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." … [But i]f you truly detest what someone says, why on Earth would you want to defend their right to say it—never mind defend it to the death?
