Teddy Roosevelt: “It will of course benefit primarily our seaboard States, such as…”

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It will of course benefit primarily our seaboard States, such as Maine, Louisiana, and Washington; but what benefits part of our people in the end benefits all; just as Government aid to irrigation and forestry in the West is really of benefit, not only to the Rocky Mountain States, but to all our country.

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Teddy Roosevelt

Republican · New York

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He argues that benefits to specific states ultimately benefit the entire nation.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “It will of course benefit primarily our seaboard States, such as Maine, Louisiana, and Washington; but what benefits…”

Editor's note · Context