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Those principles may often be wrong; yet sometimes, at least, they represent the certainties of the future.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “Those principles may often be wrong; yet sometimes, at least, they represent the certainties of the future.”
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Laski acknowledges that while some principles may be flawed, they can also represent future certainties.
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