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“And he gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together.”
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- 2026-07-04
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Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed. (Little, Brown, 1905), public domain
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