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Such a spirit may breed the demand that laws shall be made even more drastic against the rich, or else it may manifest itself in hostility to all laws.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “Such a spirit may breed the demand that laws shall be made even more drastic against the rich, or else it may manifest…”
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Roosevelt discusses how public sentiment may demand stricter laws against the wealthy due to perceived injustices.
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