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Teddy Roosevelt: “The public appreciation of this fundamental truth that the water belongs to the people to be taken and put to beneficial…”

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The public appreciation of this fundamental truth that the water belongs to the people to be taken and put to beneficial use will wipe out many controversies which are at present so harmful to the development of the West.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York
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Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt believes that recognizing water as a public resource will resolve many conflicts in the West.

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