Suntem rom ni i punctum it is the same as to say I am American It doesn t meant that you going to throw away your roots your nationality If you are German it mean that you will always be German and in relation to this phrase it will sound something like American German or American Pole or French American You are not loosing your nationality That is why many Moldavians from Romania still call themselves Moldavians Eminescu is a Poet It is more like reading a bible it have many meanings Eminescu talked about union not about assimilation