I feel that the man who offends against the state occupies a position rather worse than that of any other criminal, from the very fact that he is a man who attacks everybody instead of just one person, so that it is not the special business of any one to get at him.
Roosevelt expresses his belief that public offenders pose a greater threat to society than other criminals due to their broad impact.
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