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But the trade unions are no more likely, on the historic record, to abuse their power than is Parliament itself.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “But the trade unions are no more likely, on the historic record, to abuse their power than is Parliament itself.”
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Laski argues that trade unions are less likely to abuse their power compared to Parliament.
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We grant it in religion to deny it in politics; we grant it in politics, to deny it in economic matters.
To deny novelty or grievance a right of expression is a certain, if, indeed, an ultimate, validation of the truth they contain.
Ultimately, that denial is always made upon the same ground: it is insisted that the doctrines or practices attacked are subversive of the civil order.
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.
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