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The Show Me State
The state's nickname is the Show Me State.
This expression of skepticism is usually traced to a speech given in 1899
in Philadelphia by Willard D. Vandiver, a Missouri congressman:
"I come from a country that raises corn, cotton, cockleburs, and Democrats.
I'm from Missouri, and you've got to show me."