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On the recordAugust 29, 1902
Anarchy in any shape or manner—and by anarchy I mean all types of mob violence, the violence of one man or the violence of many by action against the law—anarchy in any shape or way is the surest handmaiden of tyranny.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Remarks in Randolph, Vermont

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