Political Quotes

On the recordMay 28, 1903
After the farmer has had the farm for his life he should be able to hand it to his children as a better farm than it was when he had it.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Remarks at the Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, Utah

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