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The private citizen is protected in his rights by the law, because the law rests in the last resort upon force exercised through the forms of law.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “The private citizen is protected in his rights by the law, because the law rests in the last resort upon force exercised…”
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Roosevelt explains that the law protects citizens' rights through the use of force, which is a fundamental principle of governance.
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