The sun and the moon and the stars would have disappeared long ago .. . had they happened to be within the reach of predatory human hands.

Henry Ellis
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The sun, moon and stars would have disappeared long ago had they happened to be within the reach of predatory human hands. Theodore Roosevelt’s statement that “The sun and moon and stars would have disappeared long ago had they happened to be within the reach of predatory human hands” is a testament to his belief in nature and its ability to survive against all odds.

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