FDR: “No criminal will be allowed to escape by the expedient of…”

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No criminal will be allowed to escape by the expedient of "resignation.

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Roosevelt asserts that no one can evade justice for their actions, regardless of their position.

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FDR: “No criminal will be allowed to escape by the expedient of "resignation.”