Teddy Roosevelt: “It is a good thing to grow citrus fruits, but it is even a better…”

On the recordMay 6, 1903

It is a good thing to grow citrus fruits, but it is even a better thing to have the right kind of citizenship.

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Republican · New York

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Address at Riverside, California

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Teddy Roosevelt: “It is a good thing to grow citrus fruits, but it is even a better thing to have the right kind of citizenship.”