The man on the farm is valuable to the Nation, like any other citizen, just in proportion to his intelligence, character, ability, and patriotism; but, unlike other citizens, also in proportion to his attachment to the soil.

That is the principal spring of his steadiness, his sanity, his simplicity and directness, and many of his other desirable qualities.

He is the first of home-makers.
The nation that will lead the world will be a Nation of Homes.

The object of the great Conservation movement is just this, to make our country a permanent and prosperous home for ourselves and for our children, and for our children's children, and it is a task that is worth the best thought and effort of any and all of us.
To achieve this or any other great result, straight thinking and strong action are necessary, and the straight thinking comes first.

To make this country what we need to have it, we must think clearly and directly about our problems, and above all we must understand what the real problems are.