Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

We can not afford to wait longer before assuming control, in the interest of the public, of these forests.

Remarks in Raleigh, North Carolina

10/18/1905

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Nothing worth having comes to those who do not or are not willing to make an effort to get it.

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I wish to greet you with all my heart here at the national capital.

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