Message to Congress
06/12/1902
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I remodeled it anyhow, purely in the exercise of my executive functions.
I believe thoroughly in each kind of organization.
You raise a great many good crops in Illinois, but the best crop is the Illinois citizen.
While prosperity is indispensable as the basis, as the foundation, it will not amount to anything if you do not build on that foundation.