Finally, let us remember that the conservation of our natural resources, though the gravest problem of today, is yet but part of another and greater problem to which this Nation is not yet awake, but to which it will awake in time, and with which it must hereafter grapple if it is to live...the patriotic duty of insuring the safety and continuance of the Nation.
- Theodore Roosevelt, Conservation as a National Duty
Roosevelt's Speech
In his speech, Theodore Roosevelt appeals to the national interest of protecting the environment. At the time he spoke in 1908, He labels conservation as a ‘patriotic duty’ and addresses the lack of support in the public. Roosevelt integrated conservation as part of the popular and ideal American lifestyle. With this, Americans were called to conserve their nation.
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Roosevelt, Theodore. "Conservation as a National Duty." The White House, 13 May
1908, Washington DC. Speech.
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1908, Washington DC. Speech.
http://voicesofdemocracy.umd.edu/theodore-roosevelt-conservation-as-a-national-duty-speech-text/