Teddy Roosevelt said "The two great evils in the execution of our criminal laws to-day are sentimentality and technicality." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

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The two great evils in the execution of our criminal laws to-day are sentimentality and technicality.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt identifies sentimentality and technicality as major issues in the enforcement of criminal laws.

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