On the recordMay 8, 1903
Our aim must be by laws promotive of irrigation, by laws securing the wise use in perpetuity of the forests, by laws shaped in every way to promote the permanent interests of the country.
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presidency.ucsb.eduTeddy Roosevelt: “Our aim must be by laws promotive of irrigation, by laws securing the wise use in perpetuity of the forests, by laws…”
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Address at San Luis Obispo, California
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