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Our aim must be steadily to help develop the settler, the man who lives in the land and in growing up with it and raising his children to own it after him.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “Our aim must be steadily to help develop the settler, the man who lives in the land and in growing up with it and…”
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He emphasizes the importance of supporting settlers and their connection to the land for future ownership.
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