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At present the right of appeal is in certain cases so abused as to make it a matter of the utmost difficulty to ultimately punish a man sufficiently rich or sufficiently influential to command really good legal talent.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt warns about the abuse of the right of appeal by wealthy individuals to evade justice.

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