When I am through my present trip I will have been in and spoken in every State in the Union during my term as President.
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Remarks in Fredericksburg, Virginia
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The public good will be promoted by including in the Apache National Forest certain lands within the Territory of Arizona.
I absolutely agree with you that this matter is not one to be decided with any reference to the personal preferences or interests of any man, but purely from the standpoint of the interests of the people as a whole.
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