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In the same way the use of torture by the mob in certain cases is sure to spread until it is applied more or less indiscriminately in other cases.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt warns that the use of mob torture will spread and become indiscriminate if left unchecked.

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