Toasts at a White House Dinner Honoring the Nation's Governors
02/22/1982
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The American farmer is a bigger risktaker than Evel Knievel.
Today, in the United States, one farmer produces enough food to feed himself and 77 other people.
There is a gratitude throughout this country for the work you do, and a sensitivity to the burdens you bear.
We have cut its rate of growth nearly in half. And we're just beginning.