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Teddy Roosevelt: “We must see to it that no man for speculative purposes or for mere temporary use exploits the groves of great trees.”

On the recordMay 10, 1903
We must see to it that no man for speculative purposes or for mere temporary use exploits the groves of great trees.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Address at Santa Cruz, California

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