Harold J. Laski: “The powers had forgotten, or had chosen to forget, that they could not hope for a just peace save by freeing the minds…”

It is an attempt to give each man as similar a chance as possible to utilize what powers he may possess.

I cannot accept the position that government is always entitled to count on industrial peace, whatever its policy.

The main thing was to be rid of the Divine Right of kings.

In a time of crisis, particularly, when the things we hold most dear are threatened, we shall find the desire to throw overboard the habits of tolerance, almost irresistible.