today we are all

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English

Etymology

Probably originates from "today we are all Republicans", said by a physician attending U.S. President Ronald W. Reagan prior to a surgery.

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today we are all

  1. (idiomatic, US) An expression indicating that the speaker empathizes with members of an identifiable group that was the subject of a disaster, and projects that others empathize as well.
    • August 12, 2008:, Robert Barnes, "McCain to Georgian President: "Today, We Are All Georgians"", Washington Post:
      "I know I speak for every American when I say to him today, we are all Georgians".
    • July 19, 2006:, Jim VandeHei, "Congress Is Giving Israel Vote of Confidence; Both Parties Back Ally, Court Jewish Support", Washington Post, page A05:
      Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman punctuated the day with a speech to Christians United for Israel last night, declaring that "today, we are all Israelis."
    • March 11, 2004: Denis MacShane, Guardian Unlimited:
      No progress in human affairs will ever be built on the blood of innocent people. Today, we are all Spanish.
    • September 12, 2001: Jean-Marie Colombani, "Today, We Are All Americans", Le Monde:
      Madness, even under the pretext of despair, is never a force that can regenerate the world. That is why today we are all Americans.

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