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Thanks to our own recklessness in the use of our splendid forests, we have already crossed the verge of a timber famine in this country, and no measures that we now take can, at least for many years, undo the mischief that has already been done.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

He warns of the impending timber famine due to reckless forest management.

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