As I looked out on the crowd, I was witnessing things I had witnessed in the Plaza de Mayo in Argentina or in squares in Belgrade... it breaks my heart when I see it in my country. Chris Hedges
Cinco de Mayo is an important day. The Mexicans had to defend themselves from the French. It is historically significant, but it is not Mexican Independence Day. Kuno Becker
Cinco de Mayo has come to represent a celebration of the contributions that Mexican Americans and all Hispanics have made to America. Joe Baca