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WILLIAM L. OWENS: “Of all the questions that come before this Nation short of the actual preservation of its existence in a great war…”

On the recordApril 1, 2014
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.
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WILLIAM L. OWENS
New York

Editor's note · Context

Citing Teddy Roosevelt on the importance of conserving public lands for future generations.

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