This opposition is, I think, dying away, and our people are understanding that it would be utterly wrong to allow a few individuals to exhaust for their own temporary personal profit the resources which ought to be developed through use so as to be conserved for the permanent common advantage of the people as a whole.
Roosevelt addresses the shift in public opinion against resource exploitation for personal gain, advocating for sustainable development for the common good.
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