Webcentive Quote of the Day

Quote of the Day

The nation behaves well if it treats the natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next generation increased, and not impaired, in value

— Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) Source: Speech to the Colorado Live Stock Association, Denver, 1910. Wording checked on Wikiquote.

Why it matters

Roosevelt made conservation a national cause.

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