Teddy Roosevelt: “In the same way the use of torture by the mob in certain cases is sure…”

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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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Republican · New York

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

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