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Swift, relentless, and orderly punishment under the law is the only way by which criminality of this type can permanently be supprest.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “Swift, relentless, and orderly punishment under the law is the only way by which criminality of this type can…”
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Roosevelt asserts that effective legal punishment is essential for addressing certain types of crime.
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