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Harold J. Laski: Certainly there are few rights for which the rank and file of officials press so strongly as for this; and they regard…

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Certainly there are few rights for which the rank and file of officials press so strongly as for this; and they regard the limitation of their political opportunities as an invasion of civic liberty at once unnecessary and unjustifiable.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski notes that civil servants strongly advocate for their political rights, viewing restrictions as unjust.

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