Harold J. Laski: “It is why, also, it becomes necessary in each age to restate the case…”

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It is why, also, it becomes necessary in each age to restate the case for freedom, if it is to be maintained.

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Harold J. Laski

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This statement reflects Laski's belief in the necessity of continually advocating for freedom in changing times.

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The revolutionary spirit, in fact, was as much the product of the past as the very institutions it came to condemn.

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Harold J. Laski: “It is why, also, it becomes necessary in each age to restate the case for freedom, if it is to be maintained.”