On the record
The presumption of wisdom is on the side of the past, and when we change, we act at our peril.
Said by
Harold J. Laski
Source
gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “The presumption of wisdom is on the side of the past, and when we change, we act at our peril.”
Editor's note · Context
Laski warns that changes to established systems should be approached cautiously, as they carry risks.
Share
More from Harold J. Laski
He is able, accordingly, to indulge in the twofold luxury not only of preserving his own authority, but also of assisting the persons attacked to enter, if they so choose, the way of truth.
We grant it in religion to deny it in politics; we grant it in politics, to deny it in economic matters.
Each age makes some idol in its own image and sacrifices upon its altar the freedom of those who refuse it worship.
To deny novelty or grievance a right of expression is a certain, if, indeed, an ultimate, validation of the truth they contain.
Other voices in this conversation
