Teddy Roosevelt: “In the backwoods the lawless led lives of abandoned wickedness; they…”

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In the backwoods the lawless led lives of abandoned wickedness; they hated good for good's sake, and did their utmost to destroy it.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt describes the lawless individuals in the backwoods who actively sought to undermine good behavior and morality.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “In the backwoods the lawless led lives of abandoned wickedness; they hated good for good's sake, and did their utmost to…”