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Teddy Roosevelt: “Such a violation of the law, in my opinion, in its essential nature, is a very much more heinous act than the ordinary…”

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Such a violation of the law, in my opinion, in its essential nature, is a very much more heinous act than the ordinary common, vulgar crimes which come before criminal courts constantly for punishment and which arise from sudden passion or temptation.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

He argues that certain violations of the law are more heinous than common crimes due to their premeditated nature in 1919.

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