"The United States as we know it today……" — John Moody

"The United States as we know it today is largely the result of mechanical inventions, and in particular of agricultural machinery and the railroad."

— John Moody

22 Quotes by John Moody

John Moody has 22 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

The States which form the northern border of the United States westward from the Great Lakes to the Pacific coast…
Great men are usually the products of their times and one of the men developed by these times takes rank…
As the contest proceeded, public interest increased and the entire country watched to see which company would win the big…
Consequently many large railroad systems of heavy capitalization bid fair to run into difficulties on the first serious falling off…
Farmers, merchants, manufacturers, and the traveling public have all had their troubles with the transportation lines, and the difficulties to…
Horses and mules, and even sail cars, made more rapid progress than did the earliest locomotive.
In the decade before the Civil War various north and south lines of railway were projected and some of these…
In the United States three new methods of transportation made their appearance at almost the same time - the steamboat,…
Many of the railroad evils were inherent in the situation; they were explained by the fact that both managers and…
People began to understand that with the acquisition of California the nation had obtained practically half a continent, of which…
The close relationship between railroad expansion and the genera development and prosperity of the country is nowhere brought more distinctly…
The construction of extensive railways, however, and particularly the consolidation of small, experimental lines into large systems, dates from the…

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U.S. agricultural products, including safe, high-quality Montana beef, face unscientific trade restrictions in many important markets. — Max Baucus
The administration's attempt to keep us from selling agricultural products to Cuba is an outrage. Cuba is not a threat.… — Max Baucus
Why in almost all societies have married women specialized in bearing and rearing children and in certain agricultural activities, whereas… — Gary Becker
I tried for a while to be an agricultural worker and was hopelessly bored. To me it was meaningless. I… — Theodore Bikel
There are no miracles in agricultural production. — Norman Borlaug
Take ice. Ice is fascinating to me. Ice is the one thing in our world that went from an agricultural… — Alton Brown
The E.U. imports more agricultural goods from developing countries around the world than does the U.S., Canada and Japan, combined. — John Bruton
The condition of the tribes which occupy the country set apart for them in the West is highly prosperous, and… — Martin Van Buren
Reforms to our complex and dysfunctional immigration system should not in any way favor those who came here illegally over… — Mike Lee
A guest worker program should help farmers who are willing to pay a fair wage for law-abiding, dependable workers -… — Bob Goodlatte
I think our governments will remain virtuous for many centuries; as long as they are chiefly agricultural. — Thomas Jefferson
Why shouldn't I milk it? We're an agricultural institution. — Jim Valvano

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"The United States as we know it today……" — John Moody

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