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The slightest lack of vigor either in denunciation of the crime or in bringing the criminal to justice is itself unpardonable.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt asserts that any failure to vigorously denounce crime or pursue justice is unacceptable.

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