Of course there is the possibility of error in every human affair; but speaking generally, the man accused of criminal wrong, especially the man accused of criminal wrong against the public, has every possible chance secured him; but the public has by no means the chance it ought to have.
Roosevelt discusses the balance of rights for the accused versus the public's need for justice.
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