"People don't understand rural America. Sixteen percent of……" — Tom Vilsack
"People don't understand rural America. Sixteen percent of our population is rural, but 40 percent of our military is rural. I don't believe that's because of a lack of opportunity in rural America. I believe that's because if you grow up in rural America, you know you can't just keep taking from the land. You've got to give something back."
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53 Quotes by Tom Vilsack
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