Teddy Roosevelt: “Every time a mob congregates, every act of violence performed by…”

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Every time a mob congregates, every act of violence performed by either a union man or a sympathizer, it reacts to our detriment.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt highlights the negative impact of mob violence on the community, regardless of who commits it.

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