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The only way to avoid so poisonous an atmosphere is to be prepared to surrender what you cannot prove it is reasonable to hold.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “The only way to avoid so poisonous an atmosphere is to be prepared to surrender what you cannot prove it is reasonable…”
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Laski advises that to avoid a toxic atmosphere, one must be willing to relinquish unprovable claims.
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