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Teddy Roosevelt: We want the active and zealous help of every man farsighted enough to realize the importance from the standpoint of the…

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We want the active and zealous help of every man farsighted enough to realize the importance from the standpoint of the Nation’s welfare in the future of preserving the forests; but that help by itself will not avail.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Roosevelt calls for collective action to preserve forests for the nation's future.

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