Political Quotes

Tom Graves: The great cities rest upon our broad and fertile prairies. Burn down your cities and leave our farms and your cities…

On the recordFebruary 26, 2019
The great cities rest upon our broad and fertile prairies. Burn down your cities and leave our farms and your cities will spring up again as if by magic. But you destroy our farms, and the grass will grow in the streets in every city in the country.
Said by
Tom Graves
Georgia

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizes the importance of agriculture for urban sustainability.

Share

More from Tom Graves

Feb 25, 2019

I think it is appropriate for us no matter who is in the White House or who is in certain offices or majorities in the House and the Senate to recognize sometimes there is a change of direction when there is a change of leadership.

congress.gov
Mar 12, 2019

the government will run out of other people's money.

congress.gov
Mar 12, 2019

A great education should not be determined by where you live or by who you know, and it should not be determined by family income.

congress.gov
Apr 8, 2019

It just seems like we have a chairman, and potentially a party, that is attempting to weaponize the IRS for political gain.

congress.gov

Other voices in this conversation