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The spirit of lawlessness grows with what it feeds on, and when mobs with impunity lynch criminals for one cause, they are certain to begin to lynch real or alleged criminals for other causes.
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Roosevelt asserts that the spirit of lawlessness grows when mobs are allowed to lynch without consequences.
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