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Teddy Roosevelt: “Laws so vitally affecting homes as those which control the water supply will only be effective when they have the…”

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Laws so vitally affecting homes as those which control the water supply will only be effective when they have the sanction of the irrigators; reforms can only be final and satisfactory when they come through the enlightenment of the people most concerned.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt emphasizes the need for laws affecting water supply to have the support of irrigators.

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