The graduates of these schools turn out well in the great majority of cases, and hardly any of them become criminals, while what little criminality there is never takes the form of that brutal violence which invites lynch law.
Roosevelt points out that graduates from certain schools tend to avoid criminal behavior, suggesting the positive impact of education.
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