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Harold J. Laski: They say that reason and justice prevail; but they mean their reason and their justice.

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They say that reason and justice prevail; but they mean their reason and their justice.
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Harold J. Laski

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This quote critiques the subjective nature of reason and justice as defined by the powerful.

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