This matter of lynching would be a terrible thing even if it stopped with the lynching of men guilty of the inhuman and hideous crime of rape; but as a matter of fact, lawlessness of this type never does stop and never can stop in such fashion.
Roosevelt argues that lynching is a dangerous practice that perpetuates lawlessness beyond its initial justification.
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