Many people can argue the case that Theodore Roosevelt was in fact a progressive reformer. But what exactly is a progressive reformer? A progressive reformer can be classified as someone who advocates the advancement of workers rights and social justice. They strongly opposed waste and corruption. They pushed for social justice, general equality and public safety. In this regard Theodore Roosevelt was a progressive reformer. Theodore Roosevelt was very much into protecting our environment. He often spoke of the destruction caused by man against the environment. In one of his speeches he said "those lumber companiesÂ…have desired to get possession of the valuable timber of the public domain, to skin the land, and to abandon it when impoverished well-nigh to the point of worthlessness" He later says that because of this reason, forest reserves are needed and only the government can deal with this specific issue.......
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