Political Quotes

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The Government should part with its title only to the actual home-maker, not to the profit-maker who does not care to make a home.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt emphasizes the importance of home-making over profit-making in land ownership.

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