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Teddy Roosevelt: “The Congress has not yet acted upon these recommendations; but they are so just and proper, so essential to our National…”

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The Congress has not yet acted upon these recommendations; but they are so just and proper, so essential to our National welfare, that I feel confident, if the Congress will take time to consider them, that they will ultimately be adopted.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Roosevelt expresses confidence that Congress will eventually adopt necessary recommendations for public land management.

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