They cannot be severely blamed for trespassing upon what was called the Indian's land; for let sentimentalists say what they will, the man who puts the soil to use must of right dispossess the man who does not, or the world will come to a standstill; but for many of their other deeds there can be no pardon.
Roosevelt discusses the justification of land use and the moral complexities surrounding the displacement of Native Americans.
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