Proof:
Assume that $T$ has more than $m$ leaves. Let $L$ be the set of leaves of $T$ and let $L'$ be a subset of $L$ with $|L'| = m+1$. Since $T$ is a tree, there exists a unique path between any two vertices. Therefore, for any two leaves $l_1, l_2 \in L'$,
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