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It is this small ranchman, this actual settler and homemaker, who in the long run is most hurt by permitting thefts of the public land in whatever form.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “It is this small ranchman, this actual settler and homemaker, who in the long run is most hurt by permitting thefts of…”
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Roosevelt highlights the negative impact of land theft on small ranchers and settlers.
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