Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

To divert and distribute the waters of an arid region, so that there shall be security of rights and efficiency in service, is one of the greatest problems of law and of administration to be found in any Government.

Context

Address at the Dedication of Boulder Dam

09/29/1935

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