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Teddy Roosevelt: “Were the rights of that individual, if they have been violated, insufficiently protected by law?”

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Were the rights of that individual, if they have been violated, insufficiently protected by law?
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Roosevelt discusses the legal protections necessary for individuals whose rights may have been violated.

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