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Teddy Roosevelt: “The old system of grazing the ranges so closely as to injure the whole crop of grass was a serious detriment to the…”

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The old system of grazing the ranges so closely as to injure the whole crop of grass was a serious detriment to the development of the West, a serious detriment to the development of our people.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Roosevelt critiques the detrimental grazing practices that harm grasslands and hinder development.

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