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Teddy Roosevelt: “They realize, and all men who have actually done irrigating here will realize, that no man is more timid than the…”

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They realize, and all men who have actually done irrigating here will realize, that no man is more timid than the practical irrigator regarding any change in the water distribution.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt notes the caution of practical irrigators regarding changes in water distribution, reflecting their experience.

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