Harold J. Laski: “Our real need is less the automatic response to ancient stimulus than…”

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Our real need is less the automatic response to ancient stimulus than power to know what stimulus has social value.

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Laski emphasizes the importance of discerning which stimuli have social value rather than merely responding to past influences.

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Harold J. Laski: “Our real need is less the automatic response to ancient stimulus than power to know what stimulus has social value.”