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If we are guilty of lawlessness and brutal violence, whether our guilt consists in active participation therein or in mere connivance and encouragement, we shall assuredly suffer later on because of what we have done.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt warns that participation or complicity in lawlessness will lead to future suffering for the community.

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