At birth, no individual has any culture and so the culture he eventually acquires is the one he finds around him and is capable of assimilating. However, “new conditions bring the need of new ideals and new emphasis on certain aspects of old ideals.” Civilization itself is not only safeguarded but advanced when a nation, composed of many races, finds it possible for each racial group to “function creatively in building the culture of the race into the whole culture pattern.” =_4. Within the framework of common political and economic institutions, a variety of cultural elements makes for a richer and more active social culture._= In all history, some of the most advanced civilizations have been the product of a mixture of cultures. No great nations or civilizations have been born in isolation. Inbreeding inevitably results in one-sidedness and, eventually, in stagnation and decadence. Spain was at its greatest “when the mixture of peoples was at its height.” England grew great because the ingredients of many racial groups ran in the Englishman’s blood. The United States will continue to be great because the intermingling of many groups tends to build a culture or civilization that unifies the best of their contributions. =_5. A civilization of many different elements develops religious, social, and cultural tolerance. It also creates ability which may permit it to grow and change._= Immigration from 1820 to 1936 Albania 2,846 Austria and Hungary 4,138,333 Belgium 155,024 Bulgaria 65,424 Czechoslovakia 110,928 Denmark 333,900 Estonia 1,839 Finland 18,310 France 588,023 Germany 5,938,822 Great Britain: England 2,629,335 Scotland 732,587 Wales 86,233 Not Specified 793,741 Greece 427,006 Ireland 4,588,464 Italy 4,692,447 Latvia 3,918 Lithuania 7,166 Luxemburg 854 Netherlands 249,059 Norway and Sweden 2,018,640 Poland 407,366 Portugal 254,499 Rumania 155,496 Russia 3,343,088 Spain 168,913 Switzerland 292,153 Turkey in Europe 155,568 Yugoslavia 53,394 Other Europe 21,309 ---------- TOTAL FROM EUROPE 32,434,685