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The case for the view that freedom of thought and speech is a good in itself is fairly easy to make.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “The case for the view that freedom of thought and speech is a good in itself is fairly easy to make.”
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Laski asserts that the value of freedom of thought and speech is inherently positive.
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