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Teddy Roosevelt: “The Westerners were a farmer folk who lived on the clearings their own hands had made in the great woods, and who owned…”

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The Westerners were a farmer folk who lived on the clearings their own hands had made in the great woods, and who owned the land they tilled.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

This quote reflects Roosevelt's view on the self-sufficiency and industrious nature of Western farmers.

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