Harold J. Laski: “Its eldest child is charity, and without it there can be no honesty of…”

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Its eldest child is charity, and without it there can be no honesty of opinion.

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Harold J. Laski

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Laski connects charity with the concept of honest opinion.

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Harold J. Laski: “Its eldest child is charity, and without it there can be no honesty of opinion.”