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Some of them represent what is in itself a proper effort to use the range for those upon the land, and to prevent its use by nomadic outsiders.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt acknowledges efforts to manage the range for the benefit of those living on the land.

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