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The people would have torn him limb from limb if it had not been that the law he defied was at once invoked in his behalf.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “The people would have torn him limb from limb if it had not been that the law he defied was at once invoked in his…”
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Roosevelt reflects on the public's reaction to an assassination attempt and the law's role in protecting the perpetrator.
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