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The white settler has merely moved into an uninhabited waste; he does not feel that he is committing a wrong, for he knows perfectly well that the land is really owned by no one.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “The white settler has merely moved into an uninhabited waste; he does not feel that he is committing a wrong, for he…”
Editor's note · Context
Roosevelt describes the perspective of white settlers who viewed unoccupied land as available for settlement without recognizing existing claims.
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