Of all the questions that come before this Nation short of the actual preservation of its existence in a great war, there is none which compares in importance with the great central task of leaving this land an even better land for our descendants than it is for us.
WILLIAM L. OWENS: “Of all the questions that come before this Nation short of the actual preservation of its existence in a great war…”
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Citing Teddy Roosevelt on the importance of conserving public lands for future generations.
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