Carolina QuotesThe lands in the hands of industrious settlers, whose labor creates wealth and contributes to the public resources, are worth more to the United States than if they had been reserved as a solitude for future purchasers.
Andrew Johnson Carolinian
Source
Andrew Johnson's First State of the Union Address (1865)
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- Andrew Johnson's First State of the Union Address
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- 1865
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“The lands in the hands of industrious settlers, whose labor …” Andrew Johnson. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-08627D2559. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/08627d2559
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