Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

When it comes to rendering service, that which counts chiefly with a college graduate, as with any other American citizen, is not intellect ...

The only first-rate work is the work done by the man who does it for the sake of doing it well.

To you much has been given, and woe and shame to you if we cannot rightfully expect much from you in return.

It appears that the public good would be promoted by setting apart and reserving said lands as a public reservation.