Harold J. Laski: “Right and wrong in these matters are matters to be defined in each…”

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Right and wrong in these matters are matters to be defined in each particular case.

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Laski points out that moral judgments about strikes must be made on a case-by-case basis.

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Harold J. Laski: “Right and wrong in these matters are matters to be defined in each particular case.”