A study in scarlet ; The valley of fear

From that day these outrages have never ceased, until now they have reached a
pitch which makes us the opprobrium of the civilized world. Is it for such results as
this that our great country welcomes to its bosom the alien who flies from the
despotisms of Europe? Is it that they shall themselves become tyrants over the
very men who have given them shelter, and that a state of terrorism and
lawlessness should be established under the very shadow of the sacred folds of
the starry Flag ...