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These lands, because they form a National asset, are as emphatically national as the rivers which they feed, and which flow through so many States before they reach the ocean.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt highlights the national significance of forest lands as vital assets.

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