Who said “There is, of course, a gold mine or a buried treasure on every mortgaged homestead.…”?

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Fawn M. Brodie. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceNo Man Knows My History, ch. 2 (1945)

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“There is, of course, a gold mine or a buried treasure on every mortgaged homestead. Whether the farmer ever digs for it or not, it is there, haunting his daydreams when the burden of debt is most unbearable.”
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Brodie, F. M. (n.d.). There is, of course, a gold mine or a buried treasure on every mortgaged homestead. Whether the farmer ever digs for it or not, it is there, haunting his daydreams when the burden of debt is most unbearable. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/16749-there-is-of-course-a-gold-mine-or/

MLA

Brodie, Fawn M. “There is, of course, a gold mine or a buried treasure on every mortgaged homestead. Whether the farmer ever digs for it or not, it is there, haunting his daydreams when the burden of debt is most unbearable.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/16749-there-is-of-course-a-gold-mine-or/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Brodie, Fawn M. “There is, of course, a gold mine or a buried treasure on every mortgaged homestead. Whether the farmer ever digs for it or not, it is there, haunting his daydreams when the burden of debt is most unbearable.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/16749-there-is-of-course-a-gold-mine-or/.