When I was about 12, I was in a academic play in which I had to recite a portion of the quote on the statue of liberty by Emma Lazarus: "Give me your tired, yo

When I was about 12, I was in a academic play in which I had to recite a portion of the quote on the statue of liberty by Emma Lazarus: "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" I was very impressed by this thought.