Teddy Roosevelt: “One of the most obvious duties which our generation owes to the…”

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One of the most obvious duties which our generation owes to the generations that are to come after us is to preserve the existing forests.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt speaks about the responsibility of the current generation to preserve forests for future generations.

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Nov 4, 1912

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Teddy Roosevelt: “One of the most obvious duties which our generation owes to the generations that are to come after us is to preserve the…”