Teddy Roosevelt: “There are certain offenders, whose criminality takes the shape of…”

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There are certain offenders, whose criminality takes the shape of brutality and cruelty towards the weak, who need a special type of punishment.

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Roosevelt discusses the need for a specific type of punishment for certain offenders who exhibit brutality towards the weak.

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