Nevertheless there are occasional crimes committed on so vast a scale and of such peculiar horror as to make us doubt whether it is not our manifest duty to endeavor at least to show our disapproval of the deed and our sympathy with those who have suffered by it.
Roosevelt recognizes that some crimes against humanity may compel the U.S. to express disapproval and sympathy.
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