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Teddy Roosevelt: “The anarchist, and especially the anarchist in the United States, is merely one type of criminal, more dangerous than…”

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The anarchist, and especially the anarchist in the United States, is merely one type of criminal, more dangerous than any other because he represents the same depravity in a greater degree.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Roosevelt warns about the unique dangers posed by anarchists compared to other criminals.

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