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Wartime unity of outlook, in a word, is never worth the cost of prohibitions.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “Wartime unity of outlook, in a word, is never worth the cost of prohibitions.”
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He argues that wartime unity should not come at the expense of prohibiting free expression.
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