Political Quotes

“I was not around 100 years ago for the beginning of the 4-H club movement, but I was around 50 years ago; and 50 years ago, I was an active member of a 4-H club. As I remember those days of my youth, I remember the pledge: ``I pledge my head to clearer thinking, my heart to greater loyalty, my hands for larger service, and my health for better living for my club, my community, and my country,'' and now we add ``the world.'' But I also remember the glee of participation, the projects that we had. One year it was my project to grow 100 Rhode Island red chickens, and I managed to bring the 100 in. I broke one's neck one day; I stepped on his neck as they were coming to be fed, and I wanted to save him. I did not know much about medicine, but I just made myself a splint and put some coal oil on the neck and tied it together and the poor chicken lived and always walked like this, because it was crooked. A great project, though. I learned about electricity one year when I worked on another project. I simply want to commend all of those individuals who have been instrumental in the development of 4-H activity.”