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Teddy Roosevelt: “What has thus happened in northern China, what has happened in Central Asia, in Palestine, in North Africa, in parts of…”

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What has thus happened in northern China, what has happened in Central Asia, in Palestine, in North Africa, in parts of the Mediterranean countries of Europe, will surely happen in our country if we do not exercise that wise forethought which should be one of the chief marks of any people calling itself civilized.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt warns that the environmental degradation seen in other regions will inevitably affect the United States if proactive measures are not taken.

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