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For light permits of argument, and we cannot argue with men who are in a passion.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “For light permits of argument, and we cannot argue with men who are in a passion.”
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Laski argues that rational discourse is only possible in a calm environment, free from emotional turmoil.
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