“The good people of Dakota offered to give Calvin Coolidge a farm if he would live on it. I wouldn't advise you to give those people too much credit for generosity. There is not a farmer in any State in the West that wouldn't be glad to give him a farm if he will paint it, fix up the fences and keep up the series of mortgages that are on it. And if you think Coolidge ain't smart, you just watch him not take it.” PeopleIfsThinkingGivingRealStatesWatchesToo MuchSmartSeriesWestPaintCreditGladGenerosityFarmsFarmersGood PeopleFenceAdviseMortgageDakota Author:Will Rogers
“In 1988, as an unknown candidate, totally unknown, I won Iowa, came in second in New Hampshire, won South Dakota. I was ahead in every Super Tuesday state the day after South Dakota. The only problem was I didn't have enough money. I had a million dollars left, and Al Gore had three and Michael Dukakis had three and it was lights out.” StatesEnoughProblemLightThreeLeftMillionsDollarsSouthCandidatesAlsMillion DollarsGoreTuesdayIowaDakotaHampshireNew HampshireSouth Dakota Author:Dick Gephardt
“What our family has done is participate in the farm programs. And so the farm programs I think essentially almost every farmer in South Dakota has participated in those, and they haven't been bailouts, they have been programs that the United States has put forward for farmers to participate in.” ThinkingHas BeensStatesDoneUnitedUnited StatesHavensProgramSouthOur FamilyFarmsFarmersDakotaBailoutsSouth Dakota Author:Kristi Noem
“I say to my colleague from New York that if someone who has a concealed carry permit... in the State of South Dakota that goes to New York and is in Central Park - Central Park is a much safer place.” IfsStatesNew YorkSouthParksPermitColleaguesConcealedDakotaCentral ParkSouth DakotaConcealed Carry Author:John Thune