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If a printed document is able to sow disaffection amongst them, there must be something very wrong with the government.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “If a printed document is able to sow disaffection amongst them, there must be something very wrong with the government.”
Editor's note · Context
He suggests that if printed materials can incite disaffection among soldiers, it indicates a failure of the government.
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