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In some way there will have to be formed such regulation as shall without undue restriction prevent the needless over-grazing, while keeping the public lands open to settlement through homestead entry.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Roosevelt discusses the need for regulations to prevent over-grazing while allowing land settlement.

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