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To accustom the average man to regard himself as a person who must be consulted is, in the long run, to assure him, through consultation, of satisfaction.
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Harold J. Laski
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This quote reflects Laski's belief in the importance of citizen participation in governance.
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Each age finds that the incidence of freedom is significant at some special point, and there, once more, the lesson of freedom has to be learned.
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.
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