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It was needful that justice should stand before mercy; and they could no longer have held their homes, had they not put down their foes, of every kind, with an iron hand.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “It was needful that justice should stand before mercy; and they could no longer have held their homes, had they not put…”
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Roosevelt argues for the necessity of justice over mercy in maintaining order during tumultuous times.
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