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Furthermore, they have failed to grasp the great underlying fact that every stream is a unit from its source to its mouth, and that all its uses are interdependent.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt stresses the interconnectedness of waterways and their surrounding ecosystems.

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