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Teddy Roosevelt: “The farmer, however, must not only make his land pay, but he must make country life interesting for himself and for his…”

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The farmer, however, must not only make his land pay, but he must make country life interesting for himself and for his wife and his sons and daughters.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Roosevelt emphasizes the need for farmers to enhance the quality of country life for their families.

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