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It is always an assertion that he who has learned from life some lesson he takes to be truth will seek to live that lesson unless he can be persuaded of its falsehood.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “It is always an assertion that he who has learned from life some lesson he takes to be truth will seek to live that…”
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Laski suggests that individuals are driven by their personal truths unless convinced otherwise.
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It has been the historic character of persecution always to degrade the persecutor and to strengthen the persecuted by drawing attention to their claims.
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