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Teddy Roosevelt: “The benefits which have followed the unaided development of the past justify the nation's aid and co-operation in the…”

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The benefits which have followed the unaided development of the past justify the nation's aid and co-operation in the more difficult and important work yet to be accomplished.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Roosevelt believes that past developments justify national support for future irrigation projects.

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