Teddy Roosevelt said "You raise a great many good crops in Illinois, but the best crop is the Illinois citizen." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMay 9, 1905

You raise a great many good crops in Illinois, but the best crop is the Illinois citizen.

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Republican · New York

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Remarks in Sterling, Illinois

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