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A right the exercise of which is of course susceptible to great abuse, but, nevertheless, is often absolutely necessary to the well-being of a frontier community.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “A right the exercise of which is of course susceptible to great abuse, but, nevertheless, is often absolutely necessary…”
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Roosevelt discusses the necessity and potential abuse of certain rights in frontier communities.
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